Crime & Safety
Joliet Man Won't Leave Zelmo's, Now Can't Leave Jail: Cops
The Joliet man also allegedly spat in a cop's face.
A Joliet man refused to leave a Plainfield Road bar then spat in a cop's face when the law came to take him out, police said.
Benjamin Lawton, 37, of 1002 N. William St. was jailed on charges of aggravated battery to a police officer, resisting or obstructing a police officer, and criminal trespassing.
Lawton was at Zelmo's Full Moon Saloon when he was asked to leave about 7:30 p.m., police said.
Despite this request, Lawton, who appeared to be intoxicated, refused to depart the 1117 Plainfield Road tavern.
The law was called in and, along with some bar patrons, encouraged Lawton to leave, police said. But Lawton reportedly wasn't going anywhere, at least not on his own.
Officers placed Lawton under arrest and he struggled with them, police said, and went so far as to spit in the face of one.
Lawton was booked into the Will County jail.
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