No Pretrial Release For Crest Hill Man, 46, Arrested In Braidwood

BRAIDWOOD — Will County judge Colette Safford has denied pretrial release under the Illinois SAFE-T-Act for 46-year-old Crest Hill resident Brandon Quirk following his latest arrest, this time in Braidwood. Prosecutors have charged Quick with aggravated battery, domestic battery, interfering with the reporting of domestic violence and obstructing an officer.

According to the petition to keep Quirk in the Will County Jail for an indefinite period of time, prosecutors said on March 5, Braidwood police responded to the 200 block of North Mitchell Street for a domestic disturbance where "Brandon Quirk ... was getting in (a woman's) face and then pushed her."

A 71-year-old Braidwood woman told the officers that Quirk pointed in her face, then spat in her face. She tried calling 911 from her home phone, but Quirk removed her phone from her hand, police allege. She then locked herself in her bedroom and used her cell phone, court records show.

At the scene, the responding Braidwood police officers already knew Quirk from previous police encounters, and ordered him to stop where he was, but he kept walking toward the officers yelling, "Get the f*** back and "come on bitch!" the prosecutors told the judge.

Braidwood police said officers ordered Quirk to get on his knees, but he yelled at them, "you wanna get shot mother f***** or a gun in the face?" as Quirk retreated inside a garage. Officers drew their sidearms and raised their guns toward the location where Quirk just ran, court files show.

Eventually, the officers backed up to seek shelter, and the officers met again with the female victim, and she assured the officers that her gun was secure.

When the officers searched for Quirk, they did not find him.

The following day, March 6, Braidwood police were alerted to go to East Coal City Road and North Front Street to intercept Quirk's vehicle. At the scene, Wilmington police already had Quirk pulled over, and he was subsequently arrested and taken into custody by Braidwood.

Court documents from the prosecutors informed the Will County judge that Quirk already has a pending 2024 domestic battery case involving a different victim. He was also charged in 2021 with a domestic battery, and that case was later dropped. He also had a 2021 DUI conviction, but his 2021 resisting arrest charge led to a not guilty verdict.