Armed violence charges filed against Carpentersville man shot by police
The man Carpentersville police shot in late August now faces multiple felony charges stemming from an altercation with officers on the day of the shooting.
During a Tuesday detention hearing, DeShawn Jones appeared by video from his hospital bed. The hearing was continued to Wednesday so he could call an attorney.
Jones, 32, was charged Sept. 5 with armed violence, aggravated assault, and possession of a controlled substance — all felonies. He is also charged with misdemeanor obstruction of a police officer.
He was arrested Friday and is now being guarded by Kane County sheriff’s deputies. He was denied access to a phone, Jones said.
Kane County Judge Lark Cowart ordered that he be allowed to call his attorney.
Court records say the incident happened Aug. 28 at Jones’ apartment in the 100 block of Woodland Court.
Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser refused for several weeks to confirm or deny whether Jones was the man shot by police.
Carpentersville Police Chief Todd Shaver also refused to comment, referring all questions to Mosser.
The charges do not indicate why police responded to Jones’ apartment in the first place.
According to the charges, Jones “armed himself with a firearm in the presence of police officers.” The charges state that Jones got a black handgun out of a bedroom closet.
The obstruction charge accuses Jones of refusing to drop the handgun and show his hands. Officers ordered Jones to drop the weapon after telling him that he was being taken into custody and would receive a “medical intervention.”
During a Sept. 2 news conference, Jones’ cousin, Reginald Clay, called on Carpentersville to release body-camera footage of the shooting. On Sept. 24, he said that the footage had not been released.
“They (police) are just making up charges,” to cover themselves, Clay said last week, adding that Jones had a Firearm Owner’s Identification card. “These are all games they are playing.”
The shooting is being investigated by the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force, and Mosser will ultimately decide if the officers were justified in their use of force.