Wonder Lake resident gets probation for kicking police officer

A Wonder Lake resident has been sentenced to two years of probation in a plea deal after he was charged with multiple felony counts of aggravated battery to police officers in October, including punching, biting and kicking one officer in the “groin area,” McHenry County court records show.

Anthony “Autumn” Royce, 35, of the 7400 block of Birch Drive, Wonder Lake, entered a guilty plea Wednesday before Judge Mark Gerhardt to one count of aggravated battery to a police officer, a Class 2 felony.

Royce was sentenced to two years of probation, ordered to complete an anger counseling and management program, and will be required to pay $1,589 in fines and fees, according to court records.

Royce originally was charged with five counts of aggravated battery to a police officer, four counts of resisting a police officer and battery. Some court documents refer to Royce as Autumn.

Authorities alleged that on Oct. 19, Royce kicked a police officer in the “groin area,” spat on his boots, punched his leg and bit another officer’s finger. Police showed up after Royce “shoved [a man’s] head into the ground and repeatedly kicked” him, according to the criminal complaint.

One charge in a separate case of criminal damage to government property was dropped Thursday. Royce was accused of cutting the wire of an ankle monitor on Nov. 25 while out on pretrial release conditions, according to the complaint.

Royce was found guilty of battery or threatening a judge, prosecutor or police officer in Walworth County, Wisconsin, in 2017 and was sentenced to three years in prison, according to Wisconsin court records.