McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb granted the State’s motion to deny pretrial release for Aidan M. O’Donoghue, 24, of Harvard.
O’Donoghue appeared in Initial Appearance Court on October 23, 2025, charged with Arson for allegedly setting fire to a car in Harvard.
Evidence presented in court this afternoon established that deputies with the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a car fire in Harvard.
Video footage depicts O’Donoghue unlocking the driver’s side door, entering the vehicle, and then shortly after walking to the other side of the vehicle…