Man accused of forcing his way into Cook County home, striking victims with piece of lumber
Alexander Villamil
COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A Chicago man is accused of forcing his way into a home in unincorporated Stickney Wednesday and striking a man and woman with a piece of lumber.
At about 1 p.m., Cook County Sheriff's police responded to the 7100 block of West 74th Street for a report of a home invasion.
Officers were given a description of the offender, and a person matching that description was found outside the victims' residence and intoxicated, the sheriff's office said.
With help from the Bridgeview Police Department, the suspect was taken into custody.
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While investigating, detectives learned that a 66-year-old victim answered his front door, thinking it was another relative.
Instead, it was a man he did not know, who was allegedly holding a piece of lumber.
When the victim tried to shut the door, the man, later identified as 35-year-old Alexander Villamil, forced his way in and struck the victim with the lumber in his hand, police said.
A 20-year-old woman who resides in the home was also battered by Villamil, the sheriff's office said.
Villamil was charged with home invasion Thursday and his bond was set at $100,000.
Villamil is also on probation for bank robbery.