A Naperville man who allegedly killed the household canine, threatened to kill his two stepdaughters and struck his spouse with a baseball bat is being held on costs within the DuPage County jail.
Nathan Gonzalez, 36, of the 300 block of South Whispering Hills Drive, was in courtroom Wednesday on costs associated to incidents that passed off Sept. 29 and Oct. 2, in keeping with a information launch from the DuPage County State’s Legal professional’s Workplace and the Naperville Police Division.
Within the first case, police had been contacted about 6 a.m. Sept. 29 by the 14-year-old stepdaughter in reference to her stepfather killing theig canine, Rocco, a black-and-white Shih Tzu, and threatening to kill her and her 11-year-old sister, the report mentioned.
Officers arrived to seek out Gonzalez and the canine lacking, and later realized that Gonzalez and his spouse had had an argument the earlier night by which he allegedly informed her he deliberate to kill the animal, officers mentioned. When she arrived again at their home later, her husband was residence and he reportedly informed her he had killed the canine and dumped its physique at a building website, the report mentioned.
Gonzalez then left the home, however returned a number of hours later. When police had been known as again to the residence, he fled on foot and was discovered a couple of blocks away hiding behind a dumpster, the report mentioned. The next day, Naperville Animal Management officers discovered the canine’s physique at a building website; its reason behind loss of life was discovered to be blunt drive trauma, officers mentioned.
In a separate incident that occurred Oct. 2, prosecutors and police say the suspect allegedly used a baseball bat to strike his spouse.
Gonzalez faces one rely of aggravated cruelty to animals, a category 4 felony, two counts of misdemeanor endangering the well being or life of a kid and one rely of misdemeanor home battery.
On the state’s request, DuPage County Decide Joshua Dieden granted a movement to maintain Gonzalez in jail whereas the case proceeds in courtroom. His subsequent courtroom look is scheduled for Nov. 18.
“These allegations, that Mr. Gonzalez killed the household canine following a dispute along with his spouse, are merely unconscionable,” State’s Legal professional Robert Berlin mentioned in a press release. “Any such conduct won’t be tolerated and shall be met with the complete drive of the legislation.”
Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres concurred.
“It is a disturbing case, and our ideas are with the youngsters impacted by this horrible act,” Arres mentioned in a press release.
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