WCSO Press Releases

Will County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an armed robbery in progress yesterday morning, 8/18/19, around 4:33am. Deputies arrived at the Knights Inn/River Road Truck Stop, 24007 W. Lorenzo Road in Wilmington Township and spoke with a male attendant who stated that he was just robbed by a masked gunman.

The employee stated that around 4:30am, a man wearing a dark colored sweatshirt with a blue ski mask and gloves on came into the store and told him to open the cash register. The offender then lifted up his sweatshirt to display a handgun in his waistband. The employee placed the cash into a store plastic bag and handed it to the offender. The offender then exited the store.

Sheriff’s deputies, along with police from Wilmington, Braidwood, and Elwood canvassed the area and set up a perimeter. Around 4:40am, a Wilmington police officer and a Sheriff’s deputy observed a white male hiding in the bushes in a nearby heavily wooded area. The man, identified as Corey Ingram, age 27, of 2561 Stellon Street in Diamond was taken into custody. Ingram made a statement incriminating himself and was found with a plastic store bag containing USC, gloves, a pink/blue mask, and a loaded handgun.

About 5:30am, police located an unoccupied GMC 3500 pickup truck backed into the nearby wooded area. Deputies found that the truck belonged to Ingram. A loaded handgun was located inside.

Ingram was arrested for possession of a stolen firearm, armed robbery, and possessing a firearm with no FOID card. He is scheduled to be in bond court this afternoon.
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On 8/4/2019 around 1:00 am, Will County Sheriff’s deputies were on patrol when they were advised that Joliet Police had a call regarding shots fired in the area of Florence Avenue. Deputies were provided a suspect vehicle description.

Shortly after the advisement, Sheriff’s deputies observed a vehicle matching the description near Second and Baker Streets in Joliet Township. Deputies made a traffic stop and spoke with the three individuals inside the vehicle. The driver, Quentin Weekley, age 21, of 217 Logan Avenue in Joliet, stated that he had a firearm inside the vehicle but held a valid FOID card, which was confirmed. Deputies proceeded to conduct a Terry search because of the shots fired call and the matching description of the vehicle. Deputies found Weekley’s .45 caliber handgun to be loaded with the identifying numbers scratched off. Weekley was arrested for Unlawful Use of a Firearm and Defacing identifying marks on a Weapon. His bond was set at $2,000 (10% to apply).

During a further search, a partially loaded .40 caliber handgun was discovered in the back seat near passenger Jeri Kinney, age 22, of 1501 Woodbridge Road in Joliet. He was arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon/no FOID card, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition. His bond was set at $25,000 (10% to apply).

A third fully loaded weapon was located near passenger Alvin Loggins, age 21, of 1900 Marlboro Lane in Crest Hill. He was arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Unlawful Use of a Weapon/no FOID card, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition. His bond was set at $15,000 (10% to apply).
Top Photo: Jeri Kinney (black/white shirt)
Second Photo: Alvin Loggins (blue shirt)
Third Photo: Quentin Weekley (black shirt)

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On Thursday, July 18, 2019, Jay A. Nink, age 32, of Joliet, was served a warrant at the Will County Adult Detention Facility with Soliciting Murder for Hire charges. Nink has been in custody since July 2017 on charges from the Joliet Police Department related to multiple felony gun charges and armed habitual criminal charges.

On July 1, 2019, the Sheriff’s Office was notified that approximately seven weeks ago Nink had approached a fellow inmate regarding “taking care of” a confidential informant who would be testifying against him in his upcoming case. According to reports, Nink told the fellow inmate that he would make it worth his while to have the confidential informant killed. The fellow inmate, working with detectives, convinced Nink that he had a relative who was a hit man and would carry out the murder for payment of cash and guns. Sheriff’s detectives continued working the investigation and received the warrant on Thursday.

On Friday, July 19th, Nink appeared in bond court and received a $10 million bond for the Class X felony charges. His next court date is scheduled for 8/8/19 at 9am at the Will County Courthouse.

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The Will County Sheriff’s Office is announcing that bond has been set at $500,000 for the sexual assault of an underage girl. On April 2, 2019, the female juvenile and her mother made a complaint regarding a criminal sexual assault that occurred in Beecher, Crete Township. Upon speaking to Will County Sheriff’s detectives, it was learned that on two occasions in 2018, Michael Takacs, who was an acquaintance of the family and had been living with them at the time of the incidents, had inappropriate contact with the female juvenile. It was also learned that a sexual assault had occurred on April 1, 2019.

During the course of the investigation, Michael Takacs was brought in for questioning. Along with evidence collected, Takacs also made statements incriminating himself. A warrant was issued on July 11, 2019 and Michael Takacs, age 24, of 319 Mallard Court in Beecher was taken into custody and charged with 3 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, 4 counts of criminal sexual assault, and 2 counts of battery. He is being held at the Adult Detention Facility.

Takacs assisted with coaching baseball at Beecher Junior High School and Beecher High School.

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On 07/15/2019, at approximately 4:25 PM, the Will County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of shots fired in the area of Lawrence Avenue and Bruce Road in Unincorporated Lockport Township.  When members of the Will County Sheriff’s arrived on scene, evidence of a rifle being fired in the area was located.

Members of the Will County Sheriff’s Office were initially unable to locate anyone in the area, but did observe an AR-15 style rifle inside of a residence located in the 2700 block of Lawrence Avenue through a window.  A short time later, the Laraway Communications Center received a call from a male suspect who resided at the Lawrence Avenue address.  This suspect began making threats to law enforcement over the phone.     

Responding deputies were able to locate the suspect at the residence on Lawrence Avenue, just north of Bruce Road who refused to speak with deputies.  Deputies considered this a barricaded suspect situation and were able to ascertain that there were no other individuals present in the home.  Will County Sheriff’s Office deputies established a perimeter around the residence and the Will County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team responded to the scene. 

An open dialogue was established with the suspect, who at that time refused to vacate the residence.  After speaking with the suspect off and on for several hours, the suspect surrendered to members of the Will County Sheriff’s Office shortly before 10:00 PM without incident.  A search of the area around the residence was conducted and an AR-15 style rifle was located on the property.   

The suspect, Ryan Gass (age 35), was taken into custody for various offenses, and was transported to the Will County Sheriff’s Investigations Office for further questioning.  Charges are pending against the suspect, and Ryan Gass will be later transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for further processing.  No photo of the suspect is available at this time.         

The Will County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the arrest of Nicholas M. Cox, age 29, of 609 S. Water Street in Wilmington for child luring. Around 8:20pm, Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Lakewood Drive in Wilmington for a suspicious vehicle. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the mother of a female juvenile who stated that prior to her 911 call her daughter and the neighbor’s juvenile daughter were outside on the driveway riding bikes. The woman and her husband were inside the house watching the girls from the front window when they saw a dark colored Sedan parked alongside the road. When the woman went outside, she realized the neighbor’s daughter was near the driver’s side of the vehicle. As the woman got closer, the vehicle sped off. The woman was able to memorize the license plate.

After the incident the neighbor’s daughter provided information to the woman and then to her parents regarding the man taking off his seatbelt and showing the girl sexually inappropriate photos on his phone. The woman then contacted 911.

Sheriff’s deputies ran the vehicle registration and found the vehicle at the home of Nicholas Cox. Deputies brought Cox to the Investigations Division for questioning. He was arrested and transported to the Adult Detention Facility shortly before midnight. He appeared in bond court today and received a $40,000.00 bond (10% to apply).

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