Blue Island man Derek Rucker pleads guilty of of battering several women, police officer in Chicago, Evanston, CPD and docs show
A Blue Island man pleaded guilty to battering several people in Chicago and Evanston over the last few weeks, court documents show.
He was accused of battering several people in Chicago and Evanston over the last few weeks, Chicago police said.
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Derek Rucker, 37, was charged with aggravated battery of a transit employee or passenger, aggravated battery in a public place and aggravated battery of a peace officer in the incidents.
Rucker was arrested shortly after hitting a 44-year-old woman in the face, causing her to fall to the ground in the 500-block of North State Street, police said.
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He's also charged in connection with other aggravated battery incidents, including on Wednesday in the 4600-block of North Broadway involving a 40-year-old woman; on Sept. 30 in the 1200-block of West Loyola Avenue involving a 23-year-old woman, on Sept. 30 in the 300-block of Ridge Avenue in Evanston involving an off-duty police officer; and on Sept. 21 in the 900-block of West Belmont Avenue involving a 27-year-old woman, police said.
On Wednesday, Rucker pleases guilty on separate counts of agg. battery to a peace officer; agg. battery in a public place; agg battery to trransit employee; and two counts of burglary.
He was sentenced to 7 years IDOC on each count, all to be served concurrently.
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