May 24, 2025
Police Reports

McHenry County Sheriff's Office police blotter

Information in police reports is obtained from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and municipal police departments. Individuals listed in police reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

• Mark Teofilovich, 36, Chicago, was charged Aug. 22 with two counts of domestic battery.

• Nadine Ellis, 57, Lake Villa, was charged Aug. 22 with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, driving under the influence license suspended or revoked.

• Joseph M. Wallin, 24, Wonder Lake, was charged Aug. 23 with driving on a suspended driver's license.

• Laura Arizaga, 44, Crystal Lake, was charged Aug. 23 with operating an uninsured motor vehicle, driving without a driver's license, disobeying a traffic control device.

• Amanda M. Knight, 30, Wonder Lake, was charged Aug. 23 with possession of a controlled substance, possession of hypodermic needles.

• Richard G. Loyd, 61, Crystal Lake, was charged Aug. 23 with contempt of court.

• Jose M. Esquivel-Ortiz, 27, Harvard, was charged Aug. 24 with possession of marijuana, manufacturing with the intent to deliver marijuana, aggravated fleeing, driving on a revoked driver's license, speeding.

• Eric L. Landwer, 22, McHenry, was charged Aug. 24 with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent, improper lane use, operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

• Ashley L. Gervais, 28, Crystal Lake, was charged Aug. 24 with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, improper lane use.

• Johann Merkhofer, 58, Cary, was charged Aug. 25 with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent, improper lane use.

• Mark L. Coleman, 32, Rockford, was charged Aug. 25 with driving on a suspended driver's license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, speeding, obstructing identification.

• Juan C. Rojas-Castaneda, 25, Harvard, was charged Aug. 26 with driving without a driver's license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, improper lane use.

• Kenneth A. Kaczmarek, 45, McHenry, was charged Aug. 26 with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent, driving on a suspended driver's license.

• Julia K. Schultz, 19, Wonder Lake, was charged Aug. 26 with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent, improper lane use.

• Michael J. Houston, 26, Crystal Lake, was charged Aug. 26 with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent, speeding.

• Maurice R. Wright, 24, Beach Park, was charged Aug. 26 with retail theft.

• Hilary L. Agnello, 35, Crystal Lake, was charged Aug. 27 with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent, speeding, improper lane use.

• Alicia D. Cervantes, 24, Wauconda, was charged Aug. 27 with driving under the influence, speeding.

• Chet S. Jump, 25, Harvard, was charged Aug. 27 with criminal damage to government property.

• Keysha G. Cornette, 43, Aurora, was charged Aug. 27 with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Jason A. Krueger, 38, Crestwood, was charged Aug. 28 with unlawful restraint, two counts of domestic battery, criminal damage to property.

• Karen S. Rhodes, 46, McHenry, was charged Aug. 28 with failure to register as a sex offender.

• Benny A. Balleno, 19, Algonquin, was charged Aug. 28 with speeding, driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent.