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On Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at approximately 3:57 p.m. Elgin officers responded to Advocate Sherman Hospital for a report of a 13-year-old female subject who arrived with her parent; she suffered from non-life threatening injuries. Officers learned that the juvenile had been involved in a physical altercation in the 200 block of Henry Street with a group of unknown subjects. Detectives from the Major Investigations Division began investigating and learned that a 15-year-old female subject was also involved in the altercation and did not require medical attention.
During the course of the investigation, detectives became aware of several videos taken of the incident that were posted on social media sites and received over one hundred tips from concerned citizens. Detectives diligently investigated the incident and identified a 15-year-old female and a 16-year-old female as the suspects in the incident who are observed in the video striking the victims.
On Thursday, March 31, 2016, detectives arrested the 15-year-old and the 16-year-old female suspects, both Elgin residents. The Kane County State's Attorney's Office was contacted, and after a review of the facts of the case authorized the following charges against the 15-year-old: Aggravated Battery-Public Place, a Class 3 Felony and Mob Action, a Class 4 Felony. The 16-year-old was charged with the following: Aggravated Battery, a Class 3 Felony and Mob Action, a Class 4 Felony. Both were transported to the Kane County Youth Home to await a detention hearing later today.
Additionally, detectives were able to identify 32-year-old Keisha D. Johnson of Elgin, and 36-year-old Shamika T. Johnson of Elgin as suspects in the case. The Kane County State's Attorney Office authorized charges against both. Today warrants were issued for Keisha D. Johnson's arrest for Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, a Class 2 Felony, Aggravated Battery-Public Place, a Class 3 Felony and Mob Action, a Class 4 Felony, bond set at set at $40,000 (10% required to bond).
Shamika T. Johnson's arrest warrant was issued for Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, a Class 2 Felony, Aggravated Battery-Public Place, a Class 3 Felony and Mob Action, a Class 4 Felony, bond set at set at $40,000 (10% required to bond). Detectives have identified additional subjects in the video and continue to investigate the incident.
"I am pleased at the amount of help we received by way of social media, residents were rightfully outraged by this video. However, I am equally disgusted by the adult involvement and the total lack of concern by bystanders who chose to use their cell phones to video the incident rather than to call the police. We will be working with the States Attorney Office to determine if additional charges are available" said Elgin Police Chief Jeffrey Swoboda.
The public is reminded that an arrest is not evidence of guilt and that all defendants in a
criminal case are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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