Suspect in attempted homicide case arrested in Wilmington

A Joliet man suspected of involvement in an attempted homicide case was placed under arrest over the holiday weekend in Wilmington.

According to Wilmington Police Chief Joe Mitchell, an officer on routine patrol at the Kankakee River dam on Sunday, July 3 observed a male subject in river near the dam in violation of the city's exclusion zone ordinance.

According to the police report, the officer had the subject exit the river and subsequently sought identification for a local citation. The subject provided a fictitious name of Alavaro Martinez.

Mitchell said that during the course of the investigation, the officer located a vehicle nearby that was registered to an individual with the last name of Hernandez. Upon conducting a new name verification check, the officer learned that a valid attempted homicide warrant came back to Alavaro Hernandez.

A photo was obtained on scene which confirmed the identity of the suspect as Alavaro Hernandez, 25, of Joliet.

Hernandez was arrested without further incident and charged with the following:

• Arrest Warrant for Attempted Homicide (Joliet Police Department)
• Prohibited Entry into the Kankakee River Exclusionary Zone 

Hernandez was transported to the Will County Adult Detention Center and booked on three felony counts of aggravated dicharge of a firearm, aggravated battery, and attempted murder. Bond was set at $1 million.

Editor's note - Alll suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of  law.