04-16-2010, 08:14 PM
So he searched the house with a gun drawn after his ex-wife asked him to leave? That would make it irrelevant who threw the first punch he was trespassing and armed!
What a circus :lol:
N. Chicago police officer denies attacking chief
April 15, 2010
BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter
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North Chicago police officer Carl Sain admitted he broke into his estranged wifeâs house and searched it at gunpoint, but denied attacking Waukegan Police Chief Artis Yancey after finding him inside the home.
Sain today told a Lake County jury that Yancey started the June 17, 2009 altercation that resulted in Sain being charged with felony aggravated battery.
âHe threw the first punch,â Sain said, testifying in his own defense.
Sain, though, acknowledged he searched the Waukegan house he once shared with his wife until he found Yancey in the master bedroom.
Though stunned and angry, Sain repeatedly insisted he didn't attack Yancey â whom he knew casually.
âYou were enraged?â prosecutor Reginald Matthews asked at one point.
âI think any man in this situation would be â yes,â Sain responded.
The confrontation occurred several months after Sain and his wife had separated. But Sain said he still had hopes of reconciling with his spouse, though she had filed for divorce.
The 46-year-old Sain â who just months earlier had been named North Chicagoâs âOfficer of the Yearâ by a civic group â faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
He is accused of pummeling Yancey so badly that he broke several bones in the chief's face, requiring him to undergo surgery to repair the damage.
The violent confrontation occurred after Sain came to his estranged wifeâs Waukegan home at about 11:30 p.m. â and discovered Yancey inside visiting the woman.
Sain said he quickly recognized Yancey and put his pistol away.
âI immediately lowered my gun and put it in my waistband,â Sain testified, adding: âI was basically shocked. I yelled out his name.â
Yancey, 50, testified earlier this week that an enraged Sain had stuck a gun in his face, then wrestled him to the ground and punched him repeatedly in the face with his fists and the handgun.
Sain denied striking Yancy with the handgun and said he only punched Yancey after he was attacked first.
âHe hit me with his left elbow, I grabbed his elbow,â Sain said. âThen he threw a punch at me.â
Yancey and Sheryl Sain both testified earlier that they were casual friends, but werenât dating.
Carl Sain, though, told jurors that Yancey acknowledged just after their clash that he had started a romantic relationship with Sheryl Sain.
Sain said he went to the home, however, because he was worried his estranged wife hadnât called him back following an earlier telephone conversation.
âI was concerned,â Sain said.
When he arrived at the darkened house, he looked through a garage door window and saw an unfamiliar car parked in the garage next to his wifeâs vehicle â though he recognized it had a municipal license plate.
He rang the doorbell and knocked for several minutes, then when there was no answer he used his handgun to smash a window panel, then reached in and unlocked the door.
As he entered the home, his wife came down the stairs â and ordered him to leave, Sain said.
âShe told me to get the f--- out of her house,â Sain said.
Sain was arrested by Waukegan police outside the home.
What a circus :lol:
N. Chicago police officer denies attacking chief
April 15, 2010
BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/2163082,police-officer-waukegan-attack-sain-041510.article">http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/21630 ... 10.article</a><!-- m -->
North Chicago police officer Carl Sain admitted he broke into his estranged wifeâs house and searched it at gunpoint, but denied attacking Waukegan Police Chief Artis Yancey after finding him inside the home.
Sain today told a Lake County jury that Yancey started the June 17, 2009 altercation that resulted in Sain being charged with felony aggravated battery.
âHe threw the first punch,â Sain said, testifying in his own defense.
Sain, though, acknowledged he searched the Waukegan house he once shared with his wife until he found Yancey in the master bedroom.
Though stunned and angry, Sain repeatedly insisted he didn't attack Yancey â whom he knew casually.
âYou were enraged?â prosecutor Reginald Matthews asked at one point.
âI think any man in this situation would be â yes,â Sain responded.
The confrontation occurred several months after Sain and his wife had separated. But Sain said he still had hopes of reconciling with his spouse, though she had filed for divorce.
The 46-year-old Sain â who just months earlier had been named North Chicagoâs âOfficer of the Yearâ by a civic group â faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
He is accused of pummeling Yancey so badly that he broke several bones in the chief's face, requiring him to undergo surgery to repair the damage.
The violent confrontation occurred after Sain came to his estranged wifeâs Waukegan home at about 11:30 p.m. â and discovered Yancey inside visiting the woman.
Sain said he quickly recognized Yancey and put his pistol away.
âI immediately lowered my gun and put it in my waistband,â Sain testified, adding: âI was basically shocked. I yelled out his name.â
Yancey, 50, testified earlier this week that an enraged Sain had stuck a gun in his face, then wrestled him to the ground and punched him repeatedly in the face with his fists and the handgun.
Sain denied striking Yancy with the handgun and said he only punched Yancey after he was attacked first.
âHe hit me with his left elbow, I grabbed his elbow,â Sain said. âThen he threw a punch at me.â
Yancey and Sheryl Sain both testified earlier that they were casual friends, but werenât dating.
Carl Sain, though, told jurors that Yancey acknowledged just after their clash that he had started a romantic relationship with Sheryl Sain.
Sain said he went to the home, however, because he was worried his estranged wife hadnât called him back following an earlier telephone conversation.
âI was concerned,â Sain said.
When he arrived at the darkened house, he looked through a garage door window and saw an unfamiliar car parked in the garage next to his wifeâs vehicle â though he recognized it had a municipal license plate.
He rang the doorbell and knocked for several minutes, then when there was no answer he used his handgun to smash a window panel, then reached in and unlocked the door.
As he entered the home, his wife came down the stairs â and ordered him to leave, Sain said.
âShe told me to get the f--- out of her house,â Sain said.
Sain was arrested by Waukegan police outside the home.