DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) — A Des Plaines man was charged Tuesday with assault, kidnapping and other crimes after an incident at his home last weekend.
Police were called to the home of Bejnamin Redzic, 49, on Sixth Avenue in Des Plaines on Sunday around 10:30 p.m. for a report of a domestic battery.
They found a 43-year-old woman in the front yard who said Redzic had hit her and that he wanted to kill her, police said.
Des Plaines police investigators learned that earlier in the evening, Redzic entered a bedroom where the woman was lying in bed, pushed her shoulders down and punched her in the forehead, police said.
The woman grabbed her phone from her bedside table and warned Redzic that she was going to call 911, police said. Redzic grabbed the phone and threw it away, putting his hand around the woman’s throat as he held her shoulders, police alleged.
The woman pushed Redzic away and ran to her daughter’s room to use her phone, police said. She locked herself in the bathroom and called 911, police said.
Redzic continually said he intended to kill the woman while committing these acts, as well as those related to a criminal assault of which he was accused. Out of respect for the victim, police declined to provide details about the alleged assault.
Police did not specify the relationship between Redzic and the woman.
Redzic was charged Monday with one felony count of aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping and unlawful restraint, and one misdemeanor count of domestic violence. He was scheduled to appear for a detention hearing at the Skokie courthouse.
The woman was taken to an area hospital after suffering bruises to her neck, arms and chest.
