Crime & Safety
Dead Child's Dad Should Be Freed From Will Co. Jail: Lawyer
Will County Jail inmate Edward Weiher, 49, of Homer Glen, owns his own business and makes $555,000 per year, his defense lawyer revealed.
JOLIET — Edward Weiher, the 49-year-old Homer Glen mansion owner who remains in the Will County Jail following the apparent drug overdose death of his 2-year-old daughter, Trinity, has hired a long-time Joliet criminal defense lawyer to fight for his freedom.
Downtown Joliet lawyer Cosmo Tedone has filed a motion asking that Will County's judges release his new client under the SAFE-T-Act. According to Tedone's filing, his client has some credits from Joliet Junior College and has resided in New Lenox for the past five years.
Weiher previously resided in Manhattan for 20 years, and he has two other children, ages 16 and 12.
Find out what's happening in Homer Glen-Lockportfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The Will County State's Attorney's Office has charged Weiher and Alexa Balen, the 27-year-old mother of the little girl who died, with two counts of child endangerment and two counts of unlawful possession of drugs, cocaine and heroin.
Trinity, age 2, was found dead inside the couple's $1 million home in Homer Glen on the night of Nov. 6. Prosecutors have said that Weiher and Alexa Balen moved into the home, which is a trust fund home, just a few months earlier. At the time of Trinity's death, Will County sheriff's deputies found Weiher's home was littered with trash and drugs were prevalent everywhere, court documents revealed.
Find out what's happening in Homer Glen-Lockportfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Related: Child Death In Mansion: Homer Glen Mother Remains In Will County Jail
According to Tedone's motion seeking his client's pretrial release, Weiher already pays court-ordered child support, to his ex-wife. Weiher also has owned his own business since 1998, and he makes approximately $555,000 per year.
Prosecutors revealed earlier this month that Weiher has a second house in Mokena, and he operates a small machine shop where a few employees work for him.
In preparation for Weiher's pretrial detention hearing, Tedone also notified Will County's judges that his client "has a leg infection" and "the defendant has limited criminal history."
The hearing on whether Weiher will be released from Will County's Jail will take place on Dec. 3 in Courtroom 405 of the Will County Courthouse.
Trinity's mother, Alexa Balen, also remains in the Will County jail.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
