Bond set for Willowbrook man charged with striking sheriff’s deputies in court

Bond was set at $150,000 Saturday for a Willowbrook man accused of striking three DuPage County sheriff’s deputies as they attempted to take him into custody Friday morning following a hearing on a pending domestic battery case against him.

Marcus Jenkins, 31, of the 10-S-500 block of Ivy Lane, has been charged with three counts of resisting or obstructing a police office causing injury, according to a DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office news release.

At approximately 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jenkins appeared at a court hearing where he was ordered to be taken into custody on a pending domestic battery case. When he was instructed to go with the courtroom deputies, as he was going to be taken into custody, Jenkins allegedly allegedly stated, “I’m not going into custody.”

As deputies attempted to place handcuffs on Jenkins, he allegedly resisted and deputies were only able to secure the handcuffs around his left wrist. Jenkins allegedly started flailing his arms and pulling away from deputies. Additional deputies arrived in the courtroom and ultimately brought Jenkins to the ground, according to the release.

Deputies repeatedly told Jenkins to place his hands behind his back and stop resisting arrest, he refused and instead began kicking his legs and pulling his arms under his body to prevent deputies from placing him into handcuffs. Jenkins injured three deputies while they were taking him into custody, the release stated.

“I commend the officers involved in this incident for their dedication and commitment to the safety of our courtrooms,” DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in the release. “Their actions protected not only courtroom personnel, but also members of the public who were in the courtroom at the time. Hundreds of people enter our courthouse on a daily basis and without fail, our deputies consistently maintain the highest level of professionalism to ensure their safety and security. Thankfully, the injuries sustained by our deputies do not appear to be serious at this time.”

“I’m once again impressed by the continued professionalism of our DuPage County deputies. Our deputies executed good tactics, good training and showed proper restraint in the face of a suspect acting violently,” DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick said in a the release. “I’m thankful our professional deputies were able to resolve this with a minimum use of force and no serious injuries to our deputies or suspect.”

Jenkins’ next court appearance is scheduled for April 2.