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Man faces charges after attacking girlfriend’s ex-husband: police

He was involved in an altercation Aug. 11 near west suburban Addison.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A former St. Charles man who was arrested Dec. 19, 2019, in New York is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met online at his west suburban home in 2018. 

A man faces felony charges after he attacked two people Aug. 11, 2019 near Addison.

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A 37-year-old man is accused of battering his girlfriend’s ex-husband and sister-in-law near west suburban Addison.

Thomas Poreda, of Bloomingdale, was arrested Friday without incident and is charged with two counts of aggravated battery, the DuPage County sheriff’s office said.

Thomas Poreda

Thomas Poreda

DuPage County sheriff’s office

He allegedly attacked his girlfriend’s ex-husband and former sister-in-law Aug. 11 about 6:15 p.m. in the 4N300 block of 7th Avenue, the sheriff’s office said. The ex-husband was taken to AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village.

Poreda is being held without bond and is expected to appear in court Saturday morning, the sheriff’s office said.

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