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Broadview man charged with aggravated battery in Bureau County

Police say man struck a deputy in the face with his hand

Jamal Unger

A Broadview man was charged Tuesday in Bureau County with aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony, according to court documents.

Jamal Unger, 20, is accused of striking a deputy in the face with his hand and carrying a pistol without a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification Card while not on his own land or legal dwelling of another person as an invitee, according to court records.

Unger is in custody at the Bureau County Jail.

Maribeth M. Wilson

Maribeth M. Wilson has been a reporter with Shaw Media for two years, one of those as news editor at the Morris Herald-News. She became a part of the NewsTribune staff in 2023.