Cassandra A. Goldman, Wabash County State's Attorney, reports that Dakota S. Wheeler, a 25-year old Mt. Carmel, Illinois man, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections by the Honorable Circuit Judge Thomas Dinn in Wabash County Circuit Court.
State's Attorney Goldman advises that the Defendant was charged August 15, 2018, with Aggravated Battery, a Class 2 Felony. Mr. Wheeler was sentenced to 3 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, to be followed by two years of mandatory supervised release (parole).
FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF OFFENSE:
That on the 10th day of August, 2018, in Wabash County, Illinois, the Defendant, DAKOTA S. WHEELER, committed the offense of AGGRAVATED BATTERY, in that said Defendant, in committing a battery by knowingly making physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature, by striking Officer Daniel Hopper in the face, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/12-3(a)(2), knowing Officer Hopper to be a peace officer engaged in the execution of his official duties, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/12-3.05(d)(4). A CLASS 2 FELONY
