Crime & Safety
Elburn Man Charged After Bottle Thrown Off Balcony of Geneva Tavern
The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
An Elburn man faces reckless conduct charges after allegedly tossing a bottle from a balcony into a crowd of people at Old Towne pub in Geneva.
Geneva police arrested Benjamin Humm, 26, of Elburn on charges of reckless conduct around 1:54 a.m. Aug. 11 at Old Towne Pub, 201 W. State St., reports said.
According to a complaint in the 16th Circuit Court, Humm threw a glass beer bottle out of the outdoor balcony onto the 0-99 block of North Second Street, where it shattered and where multiple bar patrons were standing.
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Humm has a court date of Sept. 17 at the Kane County Branch Court, 530 S. Randall Road, St. Charles.
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