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Contract Cleaner Charged with Aggravated Assault After Knife Threat at Illinois Elementary

He has been served a trespass notice banning him from District U-46 properties as he awaits a court date.

Overview

  • Brandon J. Mumme, 43, pulled a pocket knife and threatened two juveniles in the parking lot of Clinton Elementary School following a verbal exchange over his vehicle.
  • South Elgin police located and arrested Mumme near his car, and he later admitted to drawing the knife and chasing the youths.
  • The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office approved charges of aggravated assault on public property and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
  • Mumme was processed by authorities, released with a scheduled court appearance, and barred from entering any School District U-46 campus.
  • Investigators continue to probe the incident to determine what triggered the initial confrontation between Mumme and the juveniles.