Homeless man accused of attacking St. Charles police officers charged with attempted murder

A homeless man has been charged with attempted murder and other crimes after being accused of attacking St. Charles police officers who attempted to intervene after he was reported to be running in and out of traffic late Friday night.

Licurgo Diazsandi, 23, whose last known address is in St. Charles, was charged with attempted murder, two counts of armed violence, attempting to disarm a peace officer, aggravated assault to a peace officer with a weapon, criminal damage to government property and resisting a peace officer.

Officers were dispatched at 11:34 a.m. to the area of East Main Street and Hunt Club Drive after receiving a report of a person running in and out of the roadway toward vehicles, police said.

The officers immediately met with Diazsandi and attempted to speak with him before he reportedly brandished a knife and charged at them. One officer deployed a non-lethal Taser and struck Diazsandi, while another fired his service weapon but did not hit him, police said.

Diazsandi was subsequently subdued and arrested, police said.

Diazsandi was first taken to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital and later released to police custody. One of the involved officers also was taken to another hospital as per protocol, department officials said.

Diazsandi was taken to the Kane County jail for a detention hearing and is being held there.

According to Kane County court records, police have had many prior contacts with Diazsandi. In the last three years, he has had 21 misdemeanor cases and one felony that have included such charges as trespassing and disorderly conduct. One person has an order of protection filed against him, records show.

The St. Charles Police Department is asking anyone with information about Friday night’s incident to contact them at (630) 377-4435.

• Daily Herald staff writer Susan Sarkauskas contributed to this report.