Joliet's No Kings Rally Violence: Woman With Amputated Arm Accused Of Hitting Man With Metal Spikes On Cane

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for two counts of aggravated battery and one crime of battery against 35-year-old Elizabeth Duncan in connection with Joliet's No Kings Rally demonstration that happened on Saturday, Oct. 18.

Last week's warrant indicated that Duncan comes from the 1200 block of Joliet's John Street and that she has an amputated left forearm. Will County Judge Shenonda Tisdale issued the arrest warrant.

"During a 'No Kings' protest on October 18, at 1:43 p.m., Duncan, 35, Joliet, allegedly struck a 41-year-old male on the arm with a cane with metal spikes on it while the two were engaged in an argument," Joliet Police spokesman Dwayne English informed Joliet Patch's editor on Monday. "Detectives investigating the incident obtained an arrest warrant for Duncan on December 22, for two counts of aggravated battery and one count of battery. No arrests have been made in this case."

According to the criminal complaint, the second aggravated battery charge indicates Duncan harmed the male victim on a public roadway, at a protest near 2950 Plainfield Road in Joliet and "said defendant struck (the man) about the body using a cane with metal spikes." Her third and final charge of battery accuses Duncan of striking the same man about the body using a cane with metal spikes."

The 41-year-old victim, a Minooka man who lists himself as a digital creator, posted a four-minute, 13-second Facebook video of his encounter at the Joliet No Kings Rally.

As the man continued filming demonstrators at the No Kings Rally, a woman can be heard spewing profanities at him and yelling, "Get the f*** out of here." Moments later, the man can be heard yelling, "you hit me again with that?" The video abruptly stopped several seconds after the man was confronted by a woman wearing a black T-shirt that reads, "Terrible Car Crash Would Not Recommend It." Just before the video abruptly ended, the video showed the woman gripping a cane with steel spikes with her right hand; the woman's left arm was amputated.

Prior to the violent encounter, the Minooka man spent the first few minutes of his video approaching about a dozen demonstrators attending the Joliet No Kings Rally along Plainfield Road, repeatedly asking them questions such as, "Do you believe in murdering babies?" "Do you believe in abortion?" "Do you believe in murdering innocent babies?"

According to a social media event calendar, the No Kings, No Trump USA demonstration was scheduled for Joliet on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 11 to 1 p.m. along Route 30 and the Mall Loop Drive in Joliet.

"Joliet Show up. Stand up. No more tolerance for tyranny. Join us as we show solidarity with our neighbors and directly resist the cruelty of the Trump administration, ICE, and all systems of oppression. This is more than a protest — it's a stand for human dignity, collective care, and community power," the announcement read.

As for Duncan, she was the focus of an August 2024 Joliet Patch news story headlined, "Double Amputee Sues Joliet After Scooter Mishap On Theodore Street."

Joliet Patch reported that 10 months after Duncan had two of her limbs amputated following an electric moped crash on the far west end of Joliet, the Chicago law firm of Hurley, McKenna and Mertz filed a negligence lawsuit against the city of Joliet.

At 33 years old, Duncan was dragged for over a mile underneath a Jeep Wrangler after she crashed into an object in the middle of Theodore Street around 5:35 a.m. Oct. 19, 2023.

Duncan was driving her moped along the roadway near the 5000 block of Theodore Street in Joliet, and "drove over the loose sewer cover, causing her moped to crash," according to her Will County civil lawsuit.

"Due to the crash, another driver ran over Elizabeth Duncan as she was lying in the road and dragged her body approximately one mile to 1100 River Road," her Chicago law firm asserted.

According to her lawsuit, the city of Joliet failed to maintain the roadway properly, failed to ensure the water sewer cover was properly secured, failed to repair the roadway in a timely fashion, failed to repair the displaced water sewer cover in a timely fashion, failed to warn motorists of the hazard and "was otherwise careless and or negligent."

As of last week, Duncan's civil lawsuit remained ongoing as lawyers representing the city of Joliet are trying to get her lawsuit dismissed.