Crime & Safety

Man Beaten With Piece of Wood in Plainfield Fest Altercation: Police

Five young men are accused of following a fellow fest-goer and beating him bloody after he bumped into one of them.

A Plainfield teen charged last week with robbing a pizza delivery woman at gunpoint is also facing charges related to an alleged assault during Plainfield Fest.

William Gage, 18, of 16309 S. Spring Creek Blvd. in Plainfield, was charged in the March 3 holdup after he wound up in jail for allegedly attacking a fellow fest-goer last weekend, police said.

Read: Plainfield Man Charged with Robbing Pizza Delivery Woman

Gage and Bryant Tuggle, 20, of 3702 Thoroughbred Lane in Joliet, are charged with aggravated battery after allegedly attacking the 48-year-old victim with a piece of wood during the altercation. Three male juveniles, all in their late teens, were also arrested in the attack.

Plainfield police said the victim was walking through the crowded festival when he accidentally bumped into a member of Gage's group.

"Words were exchanged, they proceeded to follow him, and as he got a little further away from the fest, they attacked him," beating him with the large piece of wood, Sgt. Mike Fisher said.

"He was bleeding from the head, knees and arms when officers arrived," Fisher said. Although the five alleged attackers had left the scene, police said the victim was able to give a description of their vehicle.

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  • Officers arrested all five suspects following a traffic stop in the early hours of July 21, according to police.

    A day after Gage's arrest for the alleged Plainfield Fest attack, Joliet police identified him as a suspect in the armed robbery of the pizza delivery woman. Joliet police were looking to question Gage when they found out he was already in jail on the assault charge.

    Police interviewed Gage in the jail, where he made statements in which he "implicated himself" in the robbery, Joliet Cmdr. Brian Benton said.

    Gage, who is charged with both aggravated battery and aggravated robbery, was released July 23 after posting $1,000 bond, according to jail records. During a July 22 court appearance, Gage pleaded not guilty; he is due in court for a pretrial hearing on Aug. 26, according to court records.

    Tuggle is charged with aggravated battery and driving on a suspended license. He was also released from the Will County jail after posting $1,000 bond on July 23.

    Will County court records show that both Gage and Tuggle were arrested by Romeoville police in September 2012 on a battery charge, but the charges were ultimately dropped.

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