Crime & Safety
Man Accused Of Spitting On Nurse At McHenry Hospital
The 28-year-old Crystal Lake man now faces battery charges following the July 30 incident at Northwestern Hospital in McHenry.
MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — A Crystal Lake man was arrested after he allegedly spat onto a nurse and then struck a security guard at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry.
Cody M. Behrens, 28, of the 2700 block of Walkup Road in Crystal Lake, was charged with aggravated battery to a nurse, a Class 2 felony, and battery making physical conduct, a Class A misdemeanor. A criminal complaint alleged Behrens committed battery against a female nurse at the hospital by spitting in her face.
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The complaint said Behrens also struck a male security officer two times in the chest with his hand. The incident happened on July 30, court records show.
The nurse and security guard were not injured.
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Officers with the McHenry Police Department responded and arrested Behrens around 12:55 a.m. July 31. McHenry County Judge Mark Gerhardt ordered the man held on a $20,000 bond.
Behrens was released from the McHenry County Jail after posting 10% of his $20,000 bond last Monday.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 14.
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