Joliet family sue over botched raid, say police held grandmother, 4 grandchildren for hours

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A Joliet family is suing the city after they were held by police in what they call a botched raid.

An attorney for Adela Carrasco said Joliet police entered her home with guns drawn back in November of 2021, and detained her and her four grandchildren for hours while executing a search warrant.

"I asked them to show me a warrant, they didn't show me nothing. They just pushed me aside and went in," Carrasco said. "And I'm screaming at them the whole time to put down their guns because they're going to shoot my grandkids."

Her attorney said the warrant was for the home next door to hers.

They claim police arrested the target of the warrant next door, and still held the family for six hours.

Carrasco, who is 62, also has a disability, her attorney said.

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In Ring video provided by the family, you can see authorities approach what Carrasco's attorney said was the wrong door.

Joliet police, Will County sheriff's deputies and U.S. Marshals did not let Carrasco use the bathroom or get her inhaler during the incident, the attorney said.

"This is unacceptable behavior towards young children and an elderly, disabled woman, regardless of the circumstances," Attorney Zach Hofeld said. "There is a modicum of decency and reasonableness with which police must treat the elderly and children. The psychological injuries they suffered as the result of officers' misconduct are profound and will remain with them for the rest of their lives."

Officers also flipped mattresses, pulled clothing out of drawers and cut open couch cushions, the attorney said.

"We are dealing with entering the wrong residence we believe intentionally, and if it was not intentional it was willful and wanton recklessness," Hofeld said

The lawsuit is seeking justice for the defendants' mental pain, suffering and ongoing severe emotional distress.

A spokesman for the Joliet Police Department said, "The Joliet Police Department does not comment on any pending litigation."

ABC7 also reached out to the Will County Sheriff's Office who referred us to the US Marshal's service, which has not responded to a request for comment.