BioLife Rejects Plasma Donor, Joliet Police Make Arrest, Then ANOTHER Arrest: Here's What Happened

JOLIET, IL — In a strange place to see an arrest, the Joliet Police Department arrested a 25-year-old this week at the BioLife Plasma Services business in the North Ridge shopping center. The charges are so serious that the defendant was ultimately put into the Will County Jail.

According to police spokesman Dwayne English, at 6:56 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to BioLife, 1590 N. Larkin Ave., for a customer refusing to leave the business. He said the officers learned that Geovan Carrero-Concepcion of Joliet became upset after being informed that he was not eligible to donate plasma. Carrero-Concepcion refused to leave the business when directed by officers and was taken into custody following a brief struggle during which he tensed his arms, the arrest report showed.

English said that Carrero-Concepcion was charged with criminal trespass and obstructing a peace officer. He was processed at the Joliet Police Department and released on a notice to appear in court.

But that's only part of the story.

Following his release, Carrero-Concepcion remained agitated and confronted the arresting officer outside, pointing his finger in the officer’s face, English revealed.

The officer escorted him to the front entryway of the police department and began to walk away. It is alleged that Carrero-Concepcion then spit in the officer’s face and fled on foot. The officer quickly caught up to him and placed him into custody after a brief struggle, English noted.

At that moment, Carrero-Concepcion was then charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, obstructing justice and obstructing a peace officer.

"He refused to comply with booking procedures and was transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility," English ended his press release in stating.

Will County Jail logs indicate that Carrero-Concepcion was kept in the jail on Tuesday and was let out around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. This marked his first time in the county jail since the summer of 2021. Nowadays, Carrero-Concepcion resides in the 1300 block of Arthur Avenue, which is a part of Joliet's east side known as The Hill.

Back in July 2021, Joliet Patch produced a new business story about the BioLife Plasma Services opening in Joliet. "With plasma donations lower than usual through the pandemic and demand for plasma-derived therapies growing worldwide, the need for plasma is more urgent than ever," the company announced in a news release.

The new center in Joliet will help thousands of people who are immunocompromised and rely on medicines developed from plasma, BioLife Plasma Services noted.