Saturday, February 2, 2013
We look back at the top stories on Woodridge Patch from January 2013, including District 68 considering class on holidays and a mayoral race gettings lots of attention.
Woodridge Man Ruled Insane, Not Guilty of Murdering Father With Weed Trimmer A Woodridge man was found not guilty of murdering his father with a weed trimmer by reason of insanity. Yashesh Desai, 22, of Woodridge, was accused of his father's murder in August 2011. On Monday, DuPage County Judge Robert Kleeman ruled Desai not guilty based on insanity. Desai was charged with first-degree murder in August 2011 after Woodridge police responded to a call and found Desai's father, Sanjiv Desai, lying on a futon in the computer room of his house in Plover Court. Read more. Woodridge Mayoral Candidates Start Discussion on Patch Campaign season is in full swing for the April 9 municipal elections, and some Woodridge mayoral candidates have turned …
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Yashesh Desai, 22, of Woodridge, was found not guilty of the August 2011 murder of his father by reason of insanity.
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Yashesh Desai, 22, was found not guilty of the August 2011 murder of his father by reason of insanity.
A Woodridge man was found not guilty of murdering his father with a weed trimmer by reason of insanity, according to The Chicago Tribune. Yashesh Desai, 22, of Woodridge, was accused of his father's murder in August 2011. On Monday, DuPage County Judge Robert Kleeman ruled Desai not guilty based on insanity. Desai was charged with first-degree murder in August 2011 after Woodridge police responded to a call and found Desai's father, Sanjiv Desai, lying on a futon in the computer room of his house in Plover Court. Read more from The Chicago Tribune. Just hours before police found Sanjiv Desai dead, a Facebook user registered as Yashesh Sanjiv Desai published dozens of comments on his page, including a list of weapons he said he needed and…
Monday, December 3, 2012
The case of a Coal City man accused of a "thrill" carjacking in Woodridge in May returns to court Tuesday, but it might happen without suspect Michael Buhrman. Read about that and other DuPage County Court cases.
The case of a Coal City man accused of a "thrill" carjacking in Woodridge in May returns to court Tuesday, but it might happen without the man charged in attendance. A warrant for Michael Buhrman was issued in September after his GPS monitor sent a tampering alert to authorities. Police in Coal City did not find him at his home and Buhrman has not been seen since. A judge has forfeited Buhrman's $200,000 bail and could set the case for trial. Police arrested Buhrman, a former engineer at the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant in Morris, after he allegedly wore a mask and pointed a gun at a woman sitting inside a car on May 9. Prosecutors unsuccessfully sought to increase Buhrman's bail to $1 million over the summer after a woman reported Buhrman …
Friday, September 21, 2012
Woodridge resident Yashesh Desai, charged with using a weed trimmer to kill his father, is scheduled to return to court in October.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
The case against a Woodridge man charged with murdering his father has been continued until October. Woodridge resident Yashesh Desai made a brief appearance in front of DuPage County Court Judge Robert Kleeman on Wednesday. At the state's request, a psychiatrist was to submit a report regarding Desai's sanity. Due to scheduling conflicts, however, the psychiatrist has requested an additional three weeks to prepare the reports. The judge continued Desai's case for four weeks, at which point each side will determine how it wants to proceed. The case up to this point A report from the Illinois Department of Human Services, earlier this year, indicated Desai showed signs of improvement, but remained unfit to stand trial. During the hearing in…
Monday, April 30, 2012
Yashesh Desai has received treatment since December after he was deemed unfit for trial.
A 22-year-old Woodridge man charged with beating his father to death with a weed trimmer is showing mental and physical improvement while in treatment at an Illinois Department of Human Services facility, according to officials. Police say Yashesh Desai, of Woodridge, killed his father, Sanjiv Desai, Aug. 14 by beating him in the head with a weed trimmer. He was indicted Sept. 8 with five counts of first degree murder. Desai was also charged with aggravated battery after officials said he bit a prison officer's finger hard enough to break it. The September battery charges came after Desai resisted leaving his "feces-smeared cell" when it needed to be cleaned, punching and scratching a sheriff's sergeant, officials said. Judge Robert …
Friday, January 27, 2012
Desai remains in Department of Human Services facility for treatment.
A report from the Illinois Department of Human Services indicates Yashesh Desai has shown signs of improvement but remains unfit to stand trial for the murder of his father. During a Friday hearing, Judge Robert Kleeman referenced the findings and noted Desai remains on course with the one-year treatment timeline expected to be needed to restore Desai’s ability to understand and assist his defense in court hearings. “It appears he’s at least making some progress,” Kleeman said, citing the report issued in late December. Kleeman, in November, found Desai unfit to stand trial on charges he used a weed trimmer to kill his father, Sanjiv, during an August incident inside the family’s home on Plover Court. Desai was then transferred to a secure…
Monday, January 9, 2012
Yashesh Desai, of 3 Plover Court, was sent to a downstate facility for treatment shortly after Thanksgiving.
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Monday, January 9, 2012
A court hearing has been scheduled to re-examine the fitness of a 21-year-old charged with murdering his father and assaulting a jail guard. Attorneys will return to court on Jan. 27 for a hearing in the case of Yashesh Desai, of 3 Plover Court. Desai was found unfit to stand trial in November and was sent to a downstate Illinois Department of Human Services facility for treatment since just after Thanksgiving. Court records indicate a DHS treatment plan has been released to attorneys and the next court hearing will "re-examine (Desai's) fitness." The report has been sealed from public inspection. Desai was deemed unfit for trial Nov. 4. At the hearing, Judge Robert Kleeman cited psychiatric reports and the testimony that said Desai was …
Friday, December 2, 2011
Yashesh Desai, of 3 Plover Court in Woodridge, was deemed unfit for trial in November and was moved to a Department of Health Services facility Tuesday.
A 21-year-old charged with killing his father with a weed trimmer and assaulting a jail guard was moved to a secured downstate Illinois Department of Health Services facility Tuesday. Yashesh Desai, of 3 Plover Court in Woodridge, was deemed unfit for trial Nov. 4. Judge Robert Kleeman cited psychiatric reports and the testimony that said Desai is experiencing “psychotic episodes” and showing “bizarre” behaviors. “I find the defendant is unable to understand the proceedings,” Kleeman said. “He is unfit to stand trial.” Neither prosecutors nor Desai’s public defender disagreed with Kleeman’s decision, as both sides stipulated to the findings of Dr. John Murray who met with Desai twice in October. Kleeman’s decision sets in motion plans to …
Friday, November 4, 2011
Yashesh Desai, 21, of Woodridge, is headed to a state facility for treatment in hopes he will be fit for trail within a year.
Editor's note: Woodridge is a southwest suburb of Chicago, IL. Shackled at the hands and feet, wearing a yellow jail jumpsuit and heavy beard, Yashesh Desai entered the courtroom Friday to the cries of his mother. Making his first court appearance after repeated refusals to do so, 21-year-old Desai was deemed unfit to stand trial on charges he murdered his father in August and then bit a jail guard in September. Judge Robert Kleeman cited psychiatric reports and the testimony that said Desai is experiencing “psychotic episodes” and showing “bizarre” behaviors. “I find the defendant is unable to understand the proceedings,” Kleeman said. “He is unfit to stand trial.” Neither prosecutors nor Desai’s public defender disagreed with Kleeman’s …
Suzanna Klein
4:52 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012
Oh, never mind. Thankfully the Chicago Tribune keeps Woodridge residents up to date on local court watches! more ›