Thursday, Sept. 17th:
*Request Extended Media Coverage Hearing (@ 9am CT) – IL – Andrew “AJ” Freund, Jr. (5) (reported missing April 17, 2018, Crystal Lake; found buried in shallow grave on April 24, 2019, near Woodstock) – only for *Carlos J. Acosta (54) arrested & charged (9/10/20) with 2 felony counts of endangering the life of a child & 1 felony count of reckless conduct. $20K bond (bonded out 9/10/20).
*Andrew R. Polovin (48) arrested & charged (9/10/20) with 2 felony counts of endangering the life of a child & 1 felony count of reckless conduct. $20K bond. (bonded out 9/11/20).
A pair of former child welfare employees who had prior contact with slain AJ Freund & his family were arrested Thursday, 9/10/20 on child endangerment charges. McHenry County Board member & former Illinois Dept. of Children Family Services employees Carlos Acosta, 54, was arrested & charged with two felony counts of endangering the life of a child and one felony count of reckless conduct. Also arrested was Acosta’s former supervisor, Andrew Polovin, 48, of Island Lake, on the same charges, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. A grand jury approved the charges Thursday, McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said.
9/10/20 Update: If the pair is unable to post bond overnight, they could make brief court appearances Friday morning, 9/11/20 at the McHenry County Jail in Woodstock, as is standard practice. Both men’s bonds were set at $20,000 each as of Thursday evening, jail records show. They each would need to post $2,000 bail to be released.
9/11/20 Update: Polovin: Bonded out Friday morning, so no hearing on 9/11/20. Request Extended Media Coverage hearing on 9/15 & arraignment hearing on 9/17/20. Acosta: Bonded out Thursday night, so no hearing on 9/11/20. Request Extended Media Coverage hearing on 9/17 & arraignment hearing on 9/24/20.
9/15/20 Update: Polovin: Request extended media coverage hearings rescheduled to 9/17/20 with arraignment hearing.
ALSO:
*Arraignment & Request Extended Media Coverage Hearings (@ 9am CT) – IL – Andrew “AJ” Freund, Jr. (5) (reported missing April 17, 2018, Crystal Lake; found buried in shallow grave on April 24, 2019, near Woodstock) – only for *Andrew R. Polovin (48) arrested & charged (9/10/20) with 2 felony counts of endangering the life of a child & 1 felony count of reckless conduct. $20K bond. (bonded out 9/11/20).
*Carlos J. Acosta (54) arrested & charged (9/10/20) with 2 felony counts of endangering the life of a child & 1 felony count of reckless conduct. $20K bond (bonded out 9/10/20).
A pair of former child welfare employees who had prior contact with slain AJ Freund & his family were arrested Thursday, 9/10/20 on child endangerment charges. McHenry County Board member & former Illinois Dept. of Children Family Services employees Carlos Acosta, 54, was arrested & charged with two felony counts of endangering the life of a child and one felony count of reckless conduct. Also arrested was Acosta’s former supervisor, Andrew Polovin, 48, of Island Lake, on the same charges, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. A grand jury approved the charges Thursday, McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said.
9/10/20 Update: If the pair is unable to post bond overnight, they could make brief court appearances Friday morning, 9/11/20 at the McHenry County Jail in Woodstock, as is standard practice. Both men’s bonds were set at $20,000 each as of Thursday evening, jail records show. They each would need to post $2,000 bail to be released.
9/11/20 Update: Polovin: Bonded out Friday morning, so no hearing on 9/11/20. Request Extended Media Coverage hearing on 9/15 & arraignment hearing on 9/17/20. Acosta: Bonded out Thursday night, so no hearing on 9/11/20. Request Extended Media Coverage hearing on 9/17 & arraignment hearing on 9/24/20.
9/15/20 Update: Polovin: Request extended media coverage hearings rescheduled to 9/17/20 with arraignment hearing.