A Chicago man led police on a car-and-foot chase through Waukegan before he was taken into custody, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said the incident began Thursday at around 9:40 p.m. when an officer received an automated signal that a car associated with a recent home invasion had been spotted near Greenwood Avenue and Sheridan Road.
The deputy located the Chevrolet Impala leaving a gas station and attempted to pull it over. The driver, though, did not stop and led officers on a chase through Waukegan. The driver left his vehicle after coming to a dead end on Circle Court and attempted to run, but was apprehended by officers.
He was identified as Alantae E. Cole, of the 1200 block of Jackson Street in Chicago. Police said Cole has multiple outstanding warrants for domestic battery and DUI, among other charges.
Local authorities charged him with aggravated fleeing, attempted possession of cocaine and DUI, along with numerous traffic violations.
Victim identified
The Lake County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man killed Feb. 8 in a Beach Park shooting.
Tavontee Fox, 24, of Waukegan, died from multiple gunshot wounds, Coroner Jennifer Banek’s office said.
Fox and another man were seen driving away from a residence in the 39300 block of Melbourne Court in Beach Park at around noon. A short time later, someone dropped off Fox at Vista East Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room.
Sheriff’s detectives collected broken car glass and spent shell casings at the Beach Park address.
“Investigators continue actively investigating and are making progress. At this juncture, nobody is in custody, but the progress has been substantial,” Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said Friday.
Suspect detained
One of the two brothers charged in connection with the stabbing death of a Waukegan restaurateur has been ordered to remain detained as his case progresses.
Iziah Gonzalez, 21, of Round Lake, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Joshua Kirkwood, who was fatally stabbed Feb. 8 at the Forty One Fourteen Steaks & Seafood restaurant in Waukegan.
Gonzalez’s brother, Jordan Roque, 16, of Waukegan, has also been charged with murder.
Authorities said the brothers attacked Kirkwood after hearing their mother, who worked as a manager at the restaurant, engaged in a heated discussion with Kirkwood in his office. Kirkwood and the mother also had a dating relationship, authorities said.
Authorities are also seeking to detain Roque pending trial.
