Champaign man accused of climbing into second story window to attack woman
Apr. 26—URBANA — A Champaign man was arraigned on charges that allege he climbed through the second story window of a woman who has an order of protection against him and bit her on the leg.
Champaign County Judge Brett Olmstead ruled that Deion D. Williams, 29, must await his pending trial in jail after he was charged with home invasion causing injury, domestic battery causing bodily harm and violating an order of protection.
Assistant State's Attorney Dan Reynolds said a woman had an order of protection entered in her favor against Williams in December 2023, but she called the police last Thursday to report that he had come to her home around 8:15 p.m.
The woman allegedly told police that Williams had come to her apartment's door, but when she didn't answer, he ripped the screen off her open second-story bedroom window and crawled into her residence.
Inside, the two started arguing, and Williams went on to pull pieces of her braided weave out, bite her on the left leg and throw several items at her, Reynolds said.
Police allegedly observed that the woman had pieces of her hair pulled out, a golf-ball sized swollen area on her right calf and a damaged window frame on the ground outside her apartment.
Officers then located Williams running away within a half mile of the residence, Reynolds said.
Officers brought Williams to the ground but he got up and tried to pull away so they brought him to the ground again.
Williams allegedly said he was running for his safety because he hated police officers.
He admitted he was at the woman's apartment and was aware there was an order of protection against him, but said he wasn't concerned because those were misdemeanor offenses and he had beaten more serious charges before, Reynolds said.
The defendant also allegedly said he didn't know why the woman was having him arrested because he would be back at her apartment when he got out of jail, and told an officer he hoped he wouldn't make it home that night.
Williams' defense attorney Tom Wiseman, said that, according to his client, the woman let Williams into the residence before a fight ensued.
Wiseman noted that Williams is enrolled in college.
In siding with the state's request to detain Williams, Olmstead said the defendant's alleged violation of the order of protection and his running from police show that he has no intention of following the law and cannot be deterred.
Williams faces six to 30 years in prison if convicted of home invasion, a Class X felony.
He is next scheduled to appear in court in May.
