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Evanston Man Charged With Felony Home Invasion After March 10 Break-In

He remains in Cook County Jail pending an April 8 court appearance.

Overview

  • Police identified the suspect as Justin Hernandez, a 32-year-old Evanston resident.
  • Detectives arrested Hernandez after his release from medical care on Wednesday and charged him with one felony count of home invasion.
  • Officers were called to a home in the 500 block of Chicago Avenue on March 10 after a report that the back door had been kicked in.
  • Investigators say Hernandez armed himself with a kitchen knife and threatened residents who locked themselves in another room, and no residents were injured.
  • Responding officers found Hernandez with a heavily bleeding arm wound, applied a tourniquet, and took him for medical and psychiatric evaluation, with the cause of the injury still undetermined.