Cops: Joliet Man Attacks, Threatens To Kill Woman

JOLIET, IL —A 28-year-old Joliet man attacked a woman, threatening to kill her as he choked her, forced her head into a wall and kitchen table in the 300 block of Wheeler Avenue on Wednesday night, according to Joliet police. The woman got away and ran out of the house, flagging down a Joliet police officer patrolling the neighborhood, reports show.

On Thursday, Anastacio Salazar was charged with aggravated domestic battery, criminal property damage, interfering with the reporting of domestic violence, unlawful restraint and assault, according to the Joliet Police Department.

According to police, an officer was flagged down shortly before 11 p.m. near West Marion and Oneill Streets and "officers determined that a female victim had been battered by her fiancé, Salazar, at a residence in the 300 block of Wheeler Avenue."

Police said "Salazar attacked the victim multiple times, choking her and forcing her head into a wall and kitchen table. Salazar refused to let the victim leave the residence."

During the outburst, Salazar grabbed the woman's phone throwing it to the ground, damaging it as he threatened to kill her, according to police.

When the woman ran from the house and tried to drive away, "Salazar exited the residence and began punching her vehicle and jumping on the hood. The victim was able to flee Salazar and flag down an officer on patrol in the area," police reports state.

The woman refused medical treatment for her injuries. However, Salazar, who was arrested by Joliet police in the same area, wanted to go to the hospital, police said.

"Salazar was then transported to Amita St Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department after complaining about an injury sustained during the incident," police reports show. "Salazar was transported to the Will County Jail upon release from the hospital."

Salazar, who lives in Joliet in the 200 block of Westport Drive, was booked into the Will County Jail around 3:20 a.m. Thursday, jail records show.