Civil Asset Forfeiture: Joliet Man May Lose Harley-Davidson

Joliet IL

15 September, 2021

10:57 AM

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JOLIET, IL — A 28-year-old Joliet man who lives on Caton Farm Road may lose his 2012 Harley-Davidson XL 1200V 72 following his arrest in August, court records show. The State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glasgow wants to declare Christopher Shanley's Harley-Davidson's motorcycle a forfeited asset for the police. Channahon officers arrested Shanley and charged him with driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. On Aug. 2, Channahon police responded to a report of a hit-and-run crash in the 23000 block of South Bud Court. The 911 caller told police a motorcycle had crashed into his neighbor's yard, and "he heard the 2012 Harley-Davidson ... driving outside, then heard what sounded like a collision and the motorcycle shutting off." The neighbor then heard the motorcycle start up again and travel down Kurt Road back toward McClintock Road, a civil forfeiture complaint stated. At the scene, Channahon police found a pair of yellow sunglasses and a white cell phone lying near the crash location. The phone belonged to Shanley, police claim. Meanwhile, two other Channahon officers located the Harley-Davidson motorcycle at the Speedway gas station along Route 6 and found Shanley walking southbound in a field, according to police. "Officer Chapple asked Christopher Shanley how he got to the gas station, to which Christopher pulled a key out of his pocket and pointed toward the ... motorcycle," the complaint said. Another officer asked Shanley how much he had to drink and he replied, "too many," according to police. "Christopher Shanley admitted to driving in Bud Court, crashing his motorcycle in a yard and driving to the Speedway gas station," police claim in court documents. "Observed bloodshot glassy eyes, odor of an alcoholic beverage on breath, admitted to being drunk and consuming too much alcohol," Channahon's police report stated of Shanley. "Slurred, thick-tongued speech." According to court documents, Shanley's blood alcohol concentration was 0.228, nearly three times the legal limit to be considered drunk in Illinois.