Court House Attack: Aurora Woman Found Guilty Of Battery

St. Charles, IL - Sixteen minutes. That's how long it took for a Kane County jury to convict an Aurora woman of domestic battery for an incident that occurred outside a Kane County courtroom. 32-year-old Maria D. Tena-Guzman faces a sentence of up to one year in the Kane County jail after she was convicted Tuesday of domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor.

According to the Kane County State's Attorney's Office, Tena-Guzman, who knew the victim, confronted him outside the courtroom, lunged at him and punched him in the back with a closed fist. Security personnel separated the two. The incident was captured on security video. Tena-Guzman remains free on bond and faces a sentence of conditional discharge, probation or up to one year in jail.

Image courtesy of Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office