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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
State’s Attorney finds officer justified in officer-involved shooting Berlin issues statement with information in death of Trevon Johnson
Details from night of event explained “On January 1, 2017, at approximately 11:26 p.m., DuPage County Deputy Sheriff Kuschell responded to the first of three 9-1-1 calls of a domestic violence incident in progress at a residence located at 17W747 Standish Lane in unincorporated Villa
Park. The call was placed by Ricquia Jones, Trevon’s sister. On the call, Jones can be heard yelling at the dispatch officer ‘Please, please, please bring the police now… Oh my God… he needs to go, he needs to go to jail… that’s my brother, he’s destroyed the whole entire house, he’s taking knives, he’s got glass and he’s pulling all the braids out of my hair.’ “When the dispatch officer asked
her to identify the assailant, Jones responded ‘Trevon Johnson.’ Jones also told the dispatch officer: ‘I’m pregnant, he put his hands on me, he punched me in the head…,’ and when the dispatch officer asked if Trevon had any weapons, Jones’ response was ‘Yeah he has a whole bunch of weapons.’ “Four minutes later, at 11:30 p.m., a second 9-1-1 call was placed re-
garding the incident at 17W747 Standish. This call was placed by Trevon’s brother Robert Pelts. In his call, Pelts told the dispatch officer, ‘My brother’s going crazy.’ When asked by the dispatch officer if anyone was hurt, Pelts responded: ‘I think so. He threw glass at her, I think she is.’ “The dispatch officer then asked if Trevon had any knives on him,
to which Pelts replied: ‘Ah, yeah. He threatened people.’ The dispatch officer asked what type of knife, to which Pelts replied, ‘A house knife, a kitchen knife.’ The dispatch officer then asked, ‘A large kitchen knife? A carving knife?’ Pelts answered, ‘Yeah. He broke the glass. He’s throwing glass on people.’
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Following is a statement from State’s Attorney Bob Berlin issued: April 20, 2017, explaining what happened in the case of a DuPage County Deputy Sheriff shooting Villa Park resident Trevon Johnson on January 1, 2017. “Every case involving the use of deadly force by a police officer must be carefully and thoroughly investigated. Such scrutiny is required to ensure the protection of the civil rights of those involved and to maintain the public’s confidence in law enforcement. “After a thorough and extensive investigation surrounding the shooting of Trevon Johnson by a DuPage County Deputy Sheriff, it is my determination that the officer, Deputy Scott Kuschell, who discharged his weapon five times, striking Mr. Johnson four times, was completely justified in his actions and that no criminal charges will be filed against the officer. In reaching this conclusion, my staff and I carefully reviewed the applicable law and thoroughly examined all the evidence, including but not limited to: Police reports 9-1-1 calls Statements from those involved Witness accounts Physical evidence Photographs Autopsy and Toxicology reports Sheriff’s Office radio traffic In car squad videos
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