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Default judgments entered for Jacob Cunningham and a second defendant in alleged battery of unhoused person

Village of Villa Park Administrative Hearing · August 6, 2026
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Summary

Hearing Officer Erica Thomas entered default judgments against Jacob Cunningham and a second named defendant after they failed to appear on an allegation that a man in a wheelchair was battered; the hearing record shows both defendants were cited for disorderly conduct and denied battering the victim.

Hearing Officer Erica Thomas found a factual basis and entered default judgments on Aug. 6, 2026, against Jacob Cunningham and a second defendant named in the report, assessing fines of $150 plus a $35 administrative fee for each individual after both failed to appear.

The clerk read a police report that officers were dispatched to a battery in which a man in a wheelchair said he was beaten by two men near an intersection; the report names Jacob Cunningham and a second person as involved. The clerk also noted a witness account that the defendants and another person approached the victim and battered him with a water bottle. The report states both defendants denied battering the victim. The hearing record shows disorderly conduct citations were issued and default judgments entered because neither defendant appeared.