Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a male Zion resident who is accused of battering his pregnant girlfriend and leading Lake County Sheriff’s deputies on a vehicle chase.
Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies about 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2024 were dispatched to a residence in the block of 18500 West Old Gages Lake Road, unincorporated Grayslake, for a domestic battery. The caller, a 43-year-old woman, reported her daughter’s boyfriend, Felix James, Jr., 22, of the 1900 block of Midday Drive, Zion, just battered her and her daughter, a 19-year-old pregnant woman. James left the residence in his Chevrolet HHR, along with his girlfriend, prior to the arrival of sheriff’s deputies.
A short time later, Lake County Sheriff’s Emergency Telecommunicators received a 911 call from a witness who saw James repeatedly punching his girlfriend in the car, as they traveled on Hunt Club Road in the area of Route 120. An alert sheriff’s deputy spotted the Chevrolet HHR and attempted to initiate a traffic stop in the area of Hunt Club Road and Gages Lake Road. Instead of pulling over, James fled from deputies eastbound on Gages Lake Road.
Due to the need to rescue James’ victim from additional harm, sheriff’s deputies pursued the Chevrolet HHR. James turned from Gages Lake Road onto Route 21 and proceeded northbound on Route 21. As James approached the intersection with Washington Street, he disregarded the red light and proceeded through the intersection. James’ Chevrolet HHR was struck by a westbound Chevrolet Silverado. The initial collision caused the Chevrolet HHR to strike a Honda Odyssey that was in the intersection, and the Honda Odyssey then struck a Subaru Outback.
James’ victim was rescued by sheriff’s deputies and transported to an area hospital due to the injuries she sustained from James’ punches and for an evaluation of her unborn child. Sheriff’s deputies immediately apprehended James, and he was subsequently transported to an area hospital for minor injuries sustained in the crash.
The driver of the Honda, a 51-year-old woman of Park City, was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado, a 21-year-old man of Round Lake Beach, was also transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the Subaru, a 66-year-old from Park City, was uninjured.
Felix James, Jr. was treated, released from the hospital, and transported to the Lake County Jail. After reviewing the facts and circumstances, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office approved the charges of …
Aggravated Battery to a Pregnant Woman (Class 3 Felony),
Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding (Class 4 Felony),
Domestic Battery (two counts, Class A Misdemeanors),
and was also cited for several traffic violations.
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office is filing a petition to detain James in custody during his court proceedings.
Per protocol, due to the crash being caused by James fleeing from sheriff’s deputies, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office requested the Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team to respond to investigate.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office thanks the Gurnee Police Department and Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team for their assistance.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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