Joliet Police: Home Invasion Arrest

On January 9, 2023, at 8:19 PM, Joliet Officers responded to a residence in the 800 block of Kelly Avenue for a report of a disturbance. It was determined that 60-year-old Arthur Mitchell had entered the apartment by force and was attacking his girlfriend and her adult son with a metal curtain rod inside the apartment. Upon arrival, Officers observed the female victim fleeing the apartment. Officers encountered Mitchell near the front door to the apartment and gave him commands to submit to arrest. Mitchell ignored the Officer’s commands and ran back into the apartment, closing the door behind him. Officers pursued Mitchell into the apartment and placed him into custody without further incident.

Mitchell of Joliet was arrested, processed, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Home Invasion, Domestic Battery (2 Counts), Assault, Criminal Damage to Property, and Obstructing a Peace Officer.