Elmhurst Man Charged In Elevator Spat

ELMHURST, IL – An Elmhurst man got physical with a younger man last month in an elevator at Elmhurst Hospital, police said.

Patch obtained the police report through a public records request.

On the morning of June 13, a 20-year-old man and his mother were in the elevator when the door opened to the suspect, a 60-year-old man who lives in the 100 block of Olive Street in Elmhurst, police said.

The mother held the door open for the older man, who was in a wheelchair. The man was said to have rudely told her to let the others off first. The son told the man not to talk to his mother that way.

The 60-year-old then grabbed the younger man by the front of his shirt, pulled the 20-year-old toward him and then pushed him back, according to the report.

The 20-year-old told the older man that he had just assaulted him and that he would call the police. The older man told him to go ahead. The men parted ways, getting off different floors.

The 60-year-old told police that he wasn't having a good morning and admitted he grabbed the other man by the shirt, but said he never intended to punch him, according to the report. He said he knew he shouldn't have done it.

The 60-year-old was cited on a battery charge. Police said they uploaded photos of red marks on the younger man.