Joliet Convicted Pimp Ivan 'Dede' Davis Captured By Joliet Police For Several Different Crimes: JPD

JOLIET, IL — A convicted pimp from Joliet, 44-year-old Ivan Davis, was taken into custody by the Joliet police force once again, and this latest incident involves a slew of several unrelated crimes all happening earlier this summer.

Davis, who comes from the 800 block of North Hickory Street, has a substantial criminal rap sheet, and he's been the focus of numerous Joliet Patch articles during over the years. In 2019, the Illinois Department of Corrections notified Will County officials that Davis was being released from the prison in East Moline. He had served a five-year sentence in connection with distributing heroin and cocaine around Joliet in March 2017.

Will County court records also reflect that Davis was convicted in 2014 of the felony offense of promoting prostitution, otherwise known as pimping. He also has several aliases and one that many people known him by is "Dede," according to his jail logs.

This past weekend, Joliet police revealed that Davis was booked into the county jail on multiple charges including possession of a controlled substance, resisting and obstructing a peace officer, violation of pretrial release, an outstanding Will County arrest warrant for aggravated battery to a police officer, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and criminal trespass to a motor vehicle.

And that's not all.

Additionally, Davis had a Will County arrest warrant for failure to appear in court for possession of a controlled substance and aggravated fleeing and eluding police, and one more Will County failure to appear arrest warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia.

What led to Friday's arrest of Davis?

Joliet police spokesman Tizoc Landeros said there were a series of crimes that happened in August.

On Aug. 9, Joliet officers were flagged down in the 1400 block of Clara Avenue by a 54-year-old woman from Joliet. Her gray Jeep had been stolen. The victim explained that she was attending a party in the area and believed she had dropped her car keys. She told police was later informed by people at the party that a person, later identified as Davis, had stolen her vehicle.

At around 4 a.m. Aug. 11, police said officers located the stolen Jeep in a downtown Joliet parking deck. As officers approached the vehicle, they recognized the driver as Davis. According to Landeros, Davis began to drive off in the Jeep; however, his path was blocked by a parked car. Officers opened the driver’s door as Davis put the Jeep in reverse, pushing the officers backward into one another. Officers gave several commands for Davis to place the vehicle in park and stop, but he fled the area and was not immediately located, police said.

Later that same day, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Crest Hill officers found the stolen Jeep in the 1800 block of Wilcox Avenue.

On Aug. 23, officers obtained a Will County arrest warrant for Davis.

At 2 p.m. Oct. 17, Joliet police officers encountered Davis in the 1700 block of McDonough Street and Landeros said when Davis spotted the officers, he tried to run.

Officers pursued Davis and were able to apprehend him after a brief chase. During the arrest, Davis pushed the officers’ arms in an attempt to resist and broke several pieces of an officer’s equipment, police said. He was subsequently taken into custody, according to Landeros.

Davis told officers that he was having difficulty breathing due to the struggle, police said. Joliet Fire Department paramedics were called and Davis was taken to the hospital for evaluation. During a search, officers located several pills on Davis for which he did not have a prescription, the arrest report showed.

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