Overview
- Prosecutors say that on Nov. 2 a 39-year-old suspect followed a 42-year-old cardiologist into an elevator at 236 East Huron Street and repeatedly punched her.
- Police report the attack was unprovoked and that the victim suffered bruises, abrasions, and hematomas to her face, head, arm, and hand.
- Records show 12 arrests in 2025 and seven in 2024 near Northwestern’s Streeterville campus, and security officers cited 30-plus prior removals and near-daily encounters over 19 months.
- At the time of the elevator assault, he was on pretrial release for an October trespassing case and an alleged attempt to escape from police lockup.
- He is charged with aggravated battery in a public place, is being held without bond in Cook County Jail, and has a Dec. 30 court date.