He Wanted Joliet Police To Run Him Over At Motel 6: JPD

JOLIET — A 39-year-old Joliet man who was hanging around the Motel 6 in the 1800 block of McDonough Street near Interstate 80 was arrested on Sunday night on charges of reckless conduct.

According to Joliet police, Steven Bodemuller was arrested and released under the SAFE-T-Act after receiving his notice to appear in court.

Sunday's incident happened around 8:40 p.m.

According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, officers responded to the Motel 6 for a disturbance to find that Bodemuller was intoxicated and had been involved in a disturbance with a woman. While officers handled the incident, Bodemuller was irate and repeatedly approached officers after being told to stop, police said.

Officers settled the disturbance and began to leave the parking lot. As one officer tried to drive away from the parking lot in a squad car, English said Bodemuller raised his hands and walked directly in front of the squad, causing the officer to brake suddenly to avoid striking him.

According to police, Bodemuller then threw himself against the side of the officer’s squad car. The officer exited the vehicle and placed Bodemuller into custody.