The Brief
- A Joliet man is accused of striking and pursuing a picketer with a Kia near an IKEA distribution center Wednesday morning before fleeing from police.
- Police said the driver fled into downtown Joliet, ran a red light, struck a Buick Enclave, hit two light poles and crashed into a building. Several people suffered minor injuries.
- Police identified the driver as Devonte Jessup, 31. He faces multiple charges, including aggravated battery, aggravated assault and aggravated fleeing and eluding, and is being held at the Will County Jail.
JOLIET – A Joliet man is in custody after police say he struck a picketer with his vehicle, fled from officers and crashed into another vehicle and a downtown building Wednesday morning.
Joliet man strikes pedestrian, flees from police
The backstory:
Joliet police officers near an IKEA distribution center on Emerald Drive saw a disturbance between a male picketer and the driver of a Kia about 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Police said the Kia was being driven aggressively before heading west on Emerald Drive at a high rate of speed.…