JOLIET — The Joliet Police Department announced that 43-year-old resident Douglas Yates has been arrested once again by officers in connection with allegations of domestic violence. The latest incident unfolded Friday night, resulting in Yates returning to the Will County Jail for the third time this year.
Yates was previously incarcerated by Joliet police from April 6 through July 1.
This time, Yates is facing two counts of domestic battery, battery, violation of pretrial conditions, aggravated battery to a peace officer and resisting arrest. Yates was also charged separately with motor vehicle theft and possession of a stolen vehicle.
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According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, at around 4:15 a.m. on Friday, officers responded to an apartment in the 700 block of Oneida Street for a report of a domestic disturbance. Officers learned that Yates had entered an apartment and approached a woman, placing his hand on her throat and shoving her to a bed.
Yates punched the victim in the body and was poking her in the face, English said. The victim then fled the apartment. Officers were unable to locate Yates. Officers determined that Yates was not allowed to be at the Oneida Street address due to pretrial conditions from a past arrest.
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Later that same morning at 6:58 a.m., Joliet police responded to the Thornton’s Gas Station at 400 Collins Street for a stolen vehicle.
The owner had entered the store and left the Toyota Camry vehicle running in the parking lot. The vehicle theft was captured on video surveillance.
Officers were called back to the 700 block of Oneida Street later at 9 a.m., after police say they learned that Yates had returned and again attacked a woman and her male neighbor.
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Yates struck the victim in the head after she opened the apartment door, police said, then struck the male neighbor before fleeing in the Toyota Camry that was earlier stolen from Thornton’s. A short time later, Joliet police say they saw Yates in the stolen Toyota in the parking lot of the Townhouse Motel at 832 Plainfield Road.
Yates ran from the vehicle as officers tried to stop him, according to police. Officers caught up to Yates and placed him into custody following a brief struggle. A Joliet Fire Department ambulance was called and while Yates was in handcuffs, Yates spit on an officer, English said.
Yates was taken to Ascension St Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department and upon his release from the hospital later in the day, he was taken to the Joliet Police Department for processing, and then over to the Will County Jail.
In April, Joliet Patch published a story about Yates headlined, “Joliet Man Arrested For 4th Time By Joliet Police Since June.”
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