A Joliet attorney was arrested after he was accused in Minooka of hitting a 4-year-old family member with a belt, police said.

On Saturday, officers with the Minooka Police Department responded to the 100 block of Mondamin Street for a domestic battery call, according to Minooka Police Chief Justin Meyer.

When officers arrived, they spoke to a witness who alleged she saw Charles “Chuck” Bretz, 67, “hitting a young female with a belt.”

“Which was confirmed via video footage,” Meyer said.

Bretz is a prominent attorney in Will County who’s known for representing clients in high-profile criminal cases.

Officers went to Bretz’s residence but he was not there, Meyer said.

After learning Bretz was working at the Will County jail, officers went there but he was not there either, he said.

Officers eventually made an arrest with the consultation of the Grundy County State’s Attorney’s Office on a charge of domestic battery, Meyer said.

Bretz was taken into custody, he said.

Bretz was taken to the Grundy County jail but officers were notified they were not going to secure him at the jail and for him to be released on a notice to appear in court on Monday, Meyer said.

Online Grundy County court records do not show formal charges filed against Bretz.

Grundy County State’s Attorney Russell Baker filed a motion on Monday requesting the appointment of a special prosecutor, court records show.

“The prosecution of the defendant by the state’s attorney’s office could be a conflict of interest for the office, or alternatively, could create the appearance of impropriety,” according to Baker’s motion.

In Bretz’s case, Baker is requesting the special prosecutor to “avoid an appearance of impropriety.”

A court order signed by a judge granted Baker’s motion.

“The court order further finds that the subject matter of this case involves the offense of domestic battery,” according to the court order.

The Illinois State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor was requested to accept the case, according to the court order.