Man Sets Record for Most Joliet Arrests

Charles C. Holmes Jr. has become the most arrested man in the city of Joliet. Going by “Charles” or “Chuck”, the Joliet Patch reports he has broken the record for most arrests after his arrest on Thursday afternoon. According to the Patch, Joliet Police picked Holmes up for three of his criminal cases from 2018: offenses from last May, last October and last December.

Holmes had failed to appear in court, so a bench warrant was issued and he's now being held without bail, according to court records. Last year, Holmes was a defendant in 16 separate criminal cases at the Will County Courthouse. In 2016, he had 11 separate criminal cases, and during most of 2017 he was incarcerated for an October 2016 burglary and criminal property damage case. Court records indicate that under a plea bargain, he was given credit for good time after 314 days in jail.

Back in December 2017, Holmes was the subject of a standalone crime article in the Joliet Patch. The Joliet Patch reported that police arrested Holmes after he was told to a leave a 61-year-old friend's house in the 1300 block of North Broadway Street after a night of heavy drinking. Police say that when Holmes went outside, he found a large brick on the ground and threw it through the man's window. At the time of that arrest, Holmes was staying at the Daybreak Shelter.

Joliet Housing Authority Commissioner Bob Hernandez said he was performing a building walk through the 311 N. Ottawa St. high-rise last month when Holmes was found by Joliet Police hiding inside a tenant's bathroom. That tenant is now in the process of being evicted because she lied to the police. She claimed she did not know anybody named Charles and that he was not in her apartment, when in fact, he was, Hernandez said.

Joliet Housing Authority has had several instances where Holmes, who is banned from the property, continues to loiter and trespass at the downtown Joliet building, said Commissioner Hernandez. Oftentimes, employees find cigarette butts and empty liquor bottles that belonged to Holmes, who often hides in the stairwell or is allowed into the building by other tenants.

At the time of his latest arrest, last Thursday, Feb. 14, the Will County Jail listed Holmes' address as being in the 200 block of Morgan Street, in the St. Patrick's area. Court records indicate that Holmes is single and unemployed.