Prosecutors: Man used sledgehammer on car

September 27, 2011 7:12PM

Updated: September 28, 2011 2:24AM

A 36-year-old Aurora man is facing multiple charges, accused of using a sledgehammer to smash the windshield of a car.

According to the Kane County state’s attorney’s office, Jacob Sylvia of the 600 block of South River Street was charged Monday with felony burglary as well as misdemeanors criminal damage to property, battery and resisting a police officer.

Prosecutors said Sylvia smashed the windshield of a 2005 Nissan Murano in the 1600 block of Montgomery Road, then hit the car’s owner in the arm with a garbage can. Sylvia then tried to run from police, prosecutors said.

Aurora

Martisha Brown, 26, of Chicago, was charged with felony retail theft and misdemeanor obstructing identification at 3 p.m. Monday in the 4300 block of Fox Valley Center Drive, police said.

Ephrom Jones, 60, 100 block of Center Avenue, Aurora, was charged with drunken driving, failure to signal and failure to obey a stop sign at 12:38 a.m. Tuesday near Galena Boulevard and Middle Avenue, police said.

Catrina Echols, 46, 1100 block of North Farnsworth Avenue, Aurora, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and trespassing at 9:40 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of East Galena Boulevard, police said.

Nicole Williams, 28, 2200 block of Rebecca Court, Montgomery, was charged with drunken driving, suspended license, no insurance and leaving the scene of an injury accident Monday in the 0-99 block of North Stolp Avenue, police said.

About $1,500 damage was done when someone scratched a truck parked in the 1700 block of Ellington Drive between 1 and 4 a.m. Monday, police said.

A bag, camera, two computers, an iPod, a diamond ring, a debit card and cash, worth $8,200, were taken when someone pushed in the screen of a home in the 900 block of Solfisburg Avenue between 10:25 a.m. and 1:56 p.m. Monday, police said.

There were injuries in a two-car crash at 7:08 a.m. Monday near Eola Road and Route 34, police said. Sanjana Karanth was charged with failure to reduce speed, police said. The other driver was not ticketed. Aurora police refused to release Karanth’s age or address, or say who was injured in the crash.