Schaumburg man charged with threatening family on their front doorstep

A Schaumburg man was charged Thursday with misdemeanor disorderly conduct after police say he threatened a family while standing on their front doorstep.

Authorities said Phillip Jaster, 53, of the 200 block of Whittier Court, made the threatening statements to a homeowner on nearby Whittier Lane, as captured on the family's Ring doorbell surveillance video and audio.

The video shows that the woman who was home at the time didn't open the door when the man came to her house about 6 p.m. Tuesday. In the video, the man launches into a profanity-laced tirade in which he threatens to kill the woman, her husband and their children, claiming some previous interaction with the husband.

The homeowner called police after the man walked away.

Jaster was later arrested at his house and provided consent for police to search his residence, police said. In the video, he claims he has a gun, but police said no firearms were found in his house.

Jaster was able to post the required bail and was released from custody. As a condition of his bail, he was ordered not to have contact with the woman or her family.

According to Cook County court records, Jaster pleaded guilty in October 1996 to attempted murder, armed violence, aggravated battery causing bodily harm, and aggravated battery with a weapon for a March 1996 attack on his girlfriend in Schaumburg. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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