The person accused of stalking Gov. JB Pritzker and throwing rocks on the billionaire’s Gold Coast mansion acquired a probation sentence on Wednesday, courtroom information present.
Adam Dabash pleaded responsible to felony felony injury to property in a plea deal that led prosecutors to drop three different felony expenses, together with two counts of stalking.
Surveillance footage from October 7, 2024, allegedly captured Dabash strolling exterior Pritzker’s house within the 1400 block of North Astor round 9:45 a.m., stopping twice to hurl baseball-sized rocks on the mansion’s home windows. He briefly left the scene earlier than returning to throw one other rock.
Three home windows had been broken, with one rock discovered contained in the governor’s mansion and two others discovered exterior. The injury to the governor’s property was estimated at $7,900. Pritzker and a number of other others had been contained in the residence on the time of the rock-throwing, however no accidents had been reported.
Investigators additionally linked Dabash to earlier incidents on August 26 and August 28, 2024, when he allegedly tossed notes over the governor’s fence. Surveillance video from each days confirmed his face, and his title was written on the notes, although officers didn’t disclose their contents.
Following his arrest, Dabash allegedly broken a mattress in his police holding cell and informed officers that Illinois has a “m***** f***** for a governor.”
Cook dinner County Choose Michael Hood sentenced Dabash to 2 years of psychological well being probation and ordered him to adjust to a number of situations, together with submitting DNA to a regulation enforcement database and present process random drug testing. Moreover, Hood issued a stalking no-contact order and a plenary order of safety to maintain Dabash away from Pritzker.
Dabash has been on digital monitoring since expenses had been filed in October. Hood ordered the ankle monitor eliminated throughout Wednesday’s courtroom session.
