Amanda Marrazzo

Donald J. Peters, 36, of Cary, who worked at Westfield Community School in Algonquin, pleaded guilty Friday to possession of images of child sex abuse and was sentenced to seven years in prison. (Inset photo provided by Algonquin Police Department)

A Harvard man told members during a spiritual gathering that he was sexually abusing a child, a McHenry County prosecutor said in court.

Patrick Anderson, the man who held police in armored vehicles at bay for several hours Thursday at his McHenry home, was ordered by McHenry County judge to be detained while he awaits trial.

A man accused of hitting another man with a hammer near Union has a long criminal history, including a conviction for attempted murder, authorities said.

Nicholas Cammarata pleaded guilty to unlawful restraint stemming from charges filed after he forced a woman into his car. He had also been accused of shooting a gun into a Graylake dental office.

A registered sex offender from McHenry has been charged with reproduction or distribution of child sexual abuse materials while he was on probation for a previous plea to child sex abuse.

A McHenry woman accused of being culpable in the 2003 murder of her husband along with her suspected lover will be held on $500,000 bond in Kenosha County jail, a court commissioner ruled Tuesday.

Roxanna Collins, the McHenry woman has been charged with the 2003 murder of a man she was married to for two months, authorities said. Another man charged in the case was having an affair with Collins, officials said.

A Hebron man was sentenced to 4½ years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a child he knew.

Former McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Marvel, who was accused of arranging drug and prostitution deals with a county-issued phone, pleaded guilty to official misconduct and got probation.

A McHenry man in custody for allegedly shooting a gun inside a home near two women faces new weapons charges filed Thursday, court records show.

A woman whose child was sexually abused by a former Woodstock man delivered a message to him in McHenry County court Thursday.

McHenry County authorities say a man and woman from Ogle County were traveling in a stolen vehicle while in possession of methamphetamine, open alcohol containers, billy club and a toddler in tow.

A McHenry woman is accused of striking a 9-year-old child “numerous times” with a leather belt, causing bruises and a limp.

A McHenry woman accused of hiding her car after the hit-and-run that killed 24-year-old Austin Stanek is now also charged with aggravated DUI, according to court records.