Crime & Safety

Residents From Plainfield, Joliet Arrested after Black Friday Brawl: Police

Shoppers disrupted by melee; alleged combatants charged with mob action.

Black Friday shopping got a bit dicey in the wee hours of the morning, Nov. 23 at Louis Joliet Mall, according to police.

Officers from the Joliet Police Department were called to break up a brawl that allegedly started at Panera Bread and spilled out into the mall.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, it all started as a quarrel between four girls, and then their boyfriends entered the fray. Read the full article here.

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Will County jail reports show the charges ranged from mob action in combination with aggravated battery and one for resisting arrest.

Along with a 16-year-old girl, two Joliet residents were arrested by Joliet police and taken to the Will County jail:   

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  • Maria Martinez, 18, was charged with felony mob action and aggravated battery. Bond is set at $15,000.
  • Julio Lopez, 19, was charged with mob action. Bond is set at $15,000.

From Plainfield, Joliet police arrested two men, who were booked into the county jail: 

  • Juan L. Perez, 19, was charged with mob action and aggravated battery. Bond is set at $10,000.
  • Thaddeus A. Catrejon, 22, was charged with resisting arrest. There is no booking record for him at Will County jail. 

From Chicago, Joliet police arrested:

  • Raymond Pizarro, 19, who was charged with mob action and aggravated battery. His bond was set at $150,000.  

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