Boy, 14, Attacked By Plainfield Man, 50, Inside Home: JPD

JOLIET — The Joliet Police Department took a 50-year-old Plainfield man away in handcuffs on Thursday afternoon, having him charged with domestic battery. John Kravarik is now lodged in the Will County Jail awaiting his next court appearance.

Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English said at 1:09 p.m., the officers responded to a house in the 2800 block of Adobe Drive for a domestic disturbance. The officers learned that Kravarik was believed to have attacked a 14-year-old boy.

Police said Kravarik grew angry at the victim and forced his way into a bathroom where the victim was located, pushed the victim into the shower and began striking the teen. Kravarik was on the scene and was placed into custody without incident, arrest reports show.