Lake Zurich trustee charged with domestic battery allowed to return to home Jim Beaudoin
Updated 12/21/2020 4:28 PM
A Lake County judge agreed on Friday to allow Lake Zurich Trustee Jim Beaudoin to return to the home he shares with his girlfriend, whom he is alleged to have choked during an argument, officials said.
Beaudoin, 47, is charged with two counts of domestic violence stemming from the Dec. 12 altercation at the home.
During a hearing last Wednesday, Beaudoin s defense attorney, Douglas Zeit, asked Judge Reginald C. Mathews to change the terms of Beaudoin s bail so he could return to the house. Mathews continued that hearing to Friday morning to give Assistant State s Attorney Kristian Nordby a chance to speak with the woman.
Lake Zurich trustee pleads not guilty to domestic battery charges Jim Beaudoin
Updated 12/16/2020 8:04 PM
Lake Zurich village Trustee Jim Beaudoin pleaded not guilty to two domestic violence charges before a Lake County judge Wednesday morning.
The charges stem from an altercation at Beaudoin s home early Saturday morning, details of which were presented at the hearing conducted over Zoom.
Assistant State s Attorney Kristian Nordby said Beaudoin and his girlfriend were arguing and Beaudoin flipped her on her back and briefly choked her. The woman struck Beaudoin in the face to get him off her.
Nordby said the police officer who arrested Beaudoin observed the woman had redness on her neck and back.