Two people have been accused of taking part in a home invasion in unincorporated Naperville in which the resident was allegedly pepper-sprayed, and his three-year-old dog was fatally shot, according to a news release by the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office.
Suspects denied pretrial release
DeKalb resident Andre Bridges, 35, and Naperville resident Nicole Smith, 40, were both denied pretrial release in a DuPage court appearance this morning.
The two have been charged with home invasion – causing injury, home invasion while armed with a firearm, aggravated cruelty to animals, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon – no FOID card.
Victim said he was pepper sprayed in his apartment
Officials say officers responded to the report of a home invasion around 1:15 p.m. on Monday, July 27, at an apartment in the 30W000 block of Capistrano Court.
The victim told authorities that while in his apartment, he’d been pepper sprayed, and his dog had been fatally shot…