ILLINOIS — An Elgin man is headed to prison for attacking an 18-year-old female with a stun gun and attempting to hold her against her will.
30-year-old Jorge D. Castaneda today agreed to a sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment
in the Illinois Department of Corrections in exchange for a guilty plea to the offense of armed violence, Class X felony, and attempted kidnapping, Class 3 felony.
Kane County First Assistant State’s Attorney Jody Gleason stated in court that sometime after midnight April 28, 2016, the victim was leaving a business in the 1100 block of South Randall Road, Elgin, when she noticed that a tire on her car was flat. While stopped at a light at the intersection of Randall and McDonald roads in South Elgin, Castaneda pulled alongside the victim’s car and told her that if she pulled into a nearby parking lot, he would change the tire for her. The victim complied.
After changing the tire, the victim shook Castaneda’s hand to thank him, but he would not let go, and put a stun gun to her neck. The victim kicked Castaneda several times and managed to escape.
The victim called 911, and was taken to the hospital for treatment to her injuries from the stun gun. She provided police with a description of Castaneda, and through the investigation police identified him as a suspect.
Castaneda admitted to the crime when interviewed by South Elgin police, and said that he had stabbed the tire while the victim was in the store and then followed her on Randall Road before offering to change the tire. The sentence is 14 years for the armed violence offense and 5 years for the attempted kidnapping offense.
