Joliet Police Make Disorderly Conduct Arrest On McDonough

JOLIET — The Joliet Police Department took 29-year-old Billy Tillman away in handcuffs following a series of events taking place on the on Friday afternoon. Tillman was arrested and then released on a Notice to Appear related to charges of disorderly conduct.

According to Joliet police, at 1:28 p.m. Oct. 4, officers responded to a house in the 100 block of McDonough Street for a disturbance. The officers learned that Tillman was intoxicated and harassing the resident by repeatedly knocking at the doors and windows of the house while yelling threats. Earlier in the afternoon, the officers cited Tillman with a city ordinance violation for the same actions. Tillman was placed into custody without incident.

The motive for Tillman’s actions were unknown, police said.