Crime & Safety
New Lenox Man Hit Female Employee After Kicked Out Of VFW: Police
The man had been asked to leave after an altercation inside, police said, and struck the woman and a male employee on his way out.
NEW LENOX, IL — A New Lenox man was charged with aggravated battery after an incident at a VFW in New Lenox.
Police were called to the Harry E. Anderson VFW Post 9545 for a report of a fight in progress just after 10:30 p.m. Feb. 18. Officers on scene learned that Michael Franczyk, 54, of the 400 block of Sycamore, had been asked to leave after a fight inside, according to police reports. As he was leaving, Franczyk allegedly "struck a female employee in the face, and punched and pushed a male employee," police said.
The victims were treated for minor injuries.
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Franczyk was arrested and taken to the New Lenox Police Department. He was charged with aggravated battery and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.
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