Wilmington Aggravated Battery Defendant 'Has A Drug And Alcohol Problem,' Victim Reveals

WILMINGTON, IL — Despite efforts of prosecutors at the Will County State's Attorney Office of Jim Glasgow to keep 41-year-old Wilmington aggravated battery defendant Nathan Wines in the Will County Jail under the SAFE-T-Act, Will County Judge Derek Ewanic has rejected their petition and ordered his release from custody.

Last week, the Will County Sheriff's Office arrested Wines, who spent three days in the jail. Prosecutors charged Wines with two aggravated batteries and two domestic batteries. Prosecutors filed a pretrial petition to deny pretrial release, however, Judge Ewanic ruled instead in favor of Wines. The judge placed him on GPS monitoring until further notice of the court.

The Wilmington defendant was also ordered to stay away from the victim's house in the 21500 block of West Elmwood Avenue.

In a separation action at Will County's Courthouse, the 60-year-old woman who was victimized obtained an order of protection to keep Wines away from her and other members of her Wilmington household: her 63-year-old husband, plus four other people ages 15, 18, 20 and 39.

"I am requesting this order of protection against Nathan because he hit me last night because I went into his room to ask him a question. He came out of the room and kept yelling," the woman wrote in her protection order. "He then hit me and he gave me a black eye. He was drinking. He has a drug and alcohol problem. He also pushed his dad. He has a bad back and he slapped his glasses off his face. He kept on in our faces."

According to prosecutors, at 7:20 p.m. Aug. 6, Will County deputies responded to the house on West Elmwood Avenue in Wilmington because Wines was aggressive toward the 911 caller and the caller's wife. Deputies spoke with the 63-year-old caller at the scene, and he told them that Wines struck his wife in the right eye with a closed fist. When the 63-year-old man intervened, Wines shoved him in the chest with both hands and the man fell to the ground, court files show.

The victim noted that when he got back up, Wines slapped him across the face, knocking his glasses off. Deputies interviewed the female victim, who is 60 years old. She told deputies that Wines confronted her and pushed her back with his forehead and when she tried to push him away, he punched her in the right eye, prosecutors revealed.

She also told deputies that Wines pushed her to the ground. Deputies saw bruising and swelling to her right eye.

Court documents show that Wines indicated to sheriff's deputies that the 60-year-old woman "came into his room upset and hit him twice in the face. (He) admitted to smacking (her) in response. His girlfriend did not witness the incident."

In hopes of convincing Judge Ewanic to keep Wines in the jail, prosecutors revealed the following information related to the Wilmington man's criminal history:

• November 2024: possession of drug paraphernalia, Will County, 18 months conditional discharge sentence.
• June 2019: possession of controlled substances, Will County, three years Department of Corrections.
• May 2018: possession of controlled substances, Grundy County, 20 days jail, 30 months probation.
• June 2017: burglary, Will County, three years Department of Corrections.
• October 2016: misuse of credit card, Grundy County, 20 days jail, 30 months special probation.
• July 2004: Attempted obstruction of justice, Winnebago County, 12 months conditional discharge.
• July 2003: theft, Winnebago County, 12 months court supervision.