Des Plaines men sentenced for alcohol-fueled attack

Three Des Plaines men involved in what police described as an alcohol-fueled fight over Independence Day weekend pleaded guilty to aggravated battery charges earlier this week in a Rolling Meadows courtroom.

Juan Mendez-Romulo, 30; Victor Romulo, 21 and Vicente Jimenez, 20, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. Mendez-Romulo and Romulo were sentenced to two years in prison in exchange for their guilty pleas. Each received credit for the 129 days they have been in custody.

Jimenez was sentenced to 180 days in Cook County Jail and one year probation in exchange for his guilty plea. He also received credit for 129 days he's spent in custody since his arrest.

A prepared statement from the sheriff's department indicated that a disagreement between the men and the victim over the treatment of another relative turned violent. Mendez-Romulo, Romulo and Jimenez who reside in the 400 block of Hoover, according to court records admitted to beating the victim with their fists, feet and a concrete block, police said. The victim later told police he did not recall who started the fight.