A Yorkville man who pleaded guilty to attempting to disarm a female police officer and stealing a vehicle while fleeing from police last year will spend the next seven years in prison, Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis announced Thursday.
The sentence stems from an October 2014 incident involving Todd Logue, 54, and the Yorkville Police Department.
On Oct. 15, 2014, Yorkville police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 34 near Countryside Parkway where a vehicle had struck a telephone pole.
When officers arrived, they found power lines down, Logue’s car flipped on its roof, and two people, including Jack Taxis, who had stopped to help the injured driver.
Police said Logue was not happy to see the police officers and quickly became belligerent toward them.
At one point, Logue lunged toward a female officer and attempted to take her weapon, according to police reports.
Police used a stun gun more than five times on Logue, who was able to jump into Taxis’ vehicle and speed away. Logue was seriously injured when he crashed that vehicle, a Chevrolet Tahoe, into a telephone pole near the intersection of Route 34 and Autumn Creek Boulevard.
Yorkville deputy police chief Larry Hilt said Logue sustained multiple fractures and possible spinal cord injuries during the crash.
In November 2014, Kendall County prosecutors charged Logue with felony possession of a stolen vehicle and attempting to disarm an officer.
This month, Logue pleaded guilty to both offenses and was sentenced to seven years in prison for the first offense and five years for the second. The sentences, handed down by Kendall County Judge Timothy McCann, will be served concurrently.
Following Logue’s sentencing, Weis thanked the people who initially stopped to help Logue during his first crash.
“This sentence and case should not overshadow the efforts and intentions of the good Samaritans who were willing to assist Mr. Logue during the first crash. It is because of individuals like Mr. Taxis that make Kendall County a special place,” Weis said. ” I am glad to see that Mr. Taxis has stated that he would make the same decision again if called upon to do so.”
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In addition to his sentence, Logue will also be required to serve a term of mandatory supervised release.