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Fraud, Violence, and Marriage?

In the spectrum of Joliet crime, fraud is becoming more frequent as time passes on. Violence has always been a prevalent issue but when combined you get marriage? The following report uniquely combines these three.
By Josh Golden

Fraud Defendant Desires Wedding Amid Jail
        Joliet IL- Ryan Reddick, a man who was shot three times by Joliet police, is now seeking the opportunity to marry his girlfriend while incarcerated. Reddick and his defense attorney Chuck Bretz formally requested for Reddick's transportation to the Will County Courthouse to get married. The Will County State's Attorney's Office accused Reddick of wire fraud and felony theft by deception for a PPP loan that granted him $21,000 in CARES ACT funds. The accusations came the same day as the request. 

He's been booked into the Will County Jail since April 8 when he had a dangerous encounter with the police. He was shot three times when he fled from the passenger seat of a car while possessing a gun. The wounds were not life-threatening and he was booked into jail a day after. 

Reddick is facing a plethora of charges dating back to 2020. Excluding the ones mentioned previously, Reddick is charged with one count of armed habitual criminal, two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, one count of aggravated assault, one count of obstructing a peace officer, one count of possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle, one count of aggravated fleeing a peace officer, another count of aggravated assault and one count of resisting arrest.

He was initially booked into Will County jail with a bond of $500,000 but the CARES ACT fraud raised his bail to $750,000. His marital status is currently pending due to the lack of a marriage license between him and his girlfriend. 




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