Elmhurst Man Attacked While In Front Yard: Cops

Elmhurst IL

05 October, 2021

1:33 PM

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ELMHURST, IL — Two men gave different stories about what happened in a fight last month outside a house in Elmhurst, according to a police report. One of them was charged with disorderly conduct. Patch obtained the full police report through a public records request. About 4 p.m. Sept. 6, a husband and wife were in their front yard in the 400 block of East Butterfield Road when a man, identified as 30-year-old Jaaron J. Holmes of Hillside, showed up, police said. According to the report, Holmes appeared to be rapping to himself or muttering when he asked the woman, "You (expletive) want this?" It was unclear what he was referring to. The husband then told Holmes to keep walking. The husband and wife told police that Holmes then slapped a beer out of the husband's hand, slapped him in the face and knocked his sunglasses off his head, according to the report. The husband said he then chased Holmes to just east of his house. That's where he punched Holmes in the face and knocked him to the ground, police said. The husband said he got a couple of punches in while on top of Holmes before standing up and walking back to his house, according to the report. The wife said she called 911. Two witnesses said they saw the husband striking Holmes, but did not see what led to the fight, the report said. According to the report, Holmes, who smelled of alcohol and had blood on his head, was found near the nearby DuPage Water Commission building. He said he was walking home from the Burger King on Hillside when the man beat him up, the report said. Asked whether he knew who the man was, Holmes said he didn't know him, adding, "I spared his life," according to police. Holmes was taken to the hospital. While medics were attending to him, Holmes commented about using a 9 mm gun and "blowing the brains out of the guy" who he said attacked him," the report said. Holmes was cited with a charge of disorderly conduct. An officer took Holmes to his Hillside home. About an hour before the incident, officers were called out to another incident involving Holmes. The police report said Holmes had been yelling at people walking by. During the previous encounter, Holmes had an angry tone with the officers and swore at them, police said. Because the police had no victim at the time, Holmes was free to walk away, the report said.