Lake County woman accused of beating neighbor, running down street with her American flag: sheriff
LAKE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A 53-year-old unincorporated Lake Villa woman has been arrested and charged after an unprovoked attack on her 72-year-old neighbor, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said Friday.
About 3:30 p.m. Thursday, the victim was in front of her home in the 37700-block of North Delaby Road, the sheriff's office said.
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For no apparent reason, Kristi B. Tyler charged the other woman and attacked her, police said.
Tyler punched the woman's face, knocked her to the ground and continued punching and kicking her while she was on the ground, police said.
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Tyler then took the woman's American flag that was on her home and ran down the street with it, police said.
Tyler was taken into custody, and the victim, who was seriously injured, was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Tyler was taken to Lake County Jail, and charged with aggravated battery to a victim over 60, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and aggravated battery in a public place.
She was due in court Friday afternoon, but her detention hearing has been continued, after she refused to address the court.
The Lake County State's Attorney's Office intended to file a petition to detain Tyler while awaiting trial.
"Very strange set of circumstances," Lake County sheriff's Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said.
Investigators say the two women appear to have no history of conflicts.
"There have been some reports that this defendant has been somewhat described as unhinged, but never anything to this extent or resulted in physical harm to an innocent bystander," Covelli said.
On Friday afternoon, the victim's daughter said her mother had surgery for a broken thigh bone and bruising injuries.
Investigators say Tyler is known to law enforcement, but would not say if she has a criminal record.
