New Court Date For St. Charles Man In 'Molotov Cocktails' Case

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A St. Charles man facing felony charges connected to accusations he was in possession of "Molotov cocktails" and damaged property will now appear in court next month. According to Kane County Chronicle, 22-year-old Eric C. Eggers, of the 1800 block of Lucyelle Court had a brief court appearance Friday during which Kane County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Grady set Eggers' preliminary hearing date for Dec. 11. Eggers will appear on criminal complaints for possessing explosives and property damage, and misdemeanor charges of shooting an air rifle, the news report added.

Eggers faces six felony charges following his October arrest.

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Eggers brief court appearance Friday came nearly two weeks after vehicles were damaged by a BB gun or air rifle on the 1200 block of Lencioni Court, Geneva, the Daily Herald reported. The news report said that according to an affidavit used to obtain a search warrant on Oct. 15 for Eggers' car and phone, police saw the man walking to a car near his address, and stopped him.

According to the affidavit, police told Eggers to drop an opened box he was carrying, containing what Eggers told officers was a "Molotov cocktail," or butane can device he was going to deliver to a Geneva home. Eggers told police he was angry about a drug deal and only wanted to frighten people at the home.