St. Anne man found guilty of attempted

Daily Journal staff report

KANKAKEE — Darrin D. Reed Jr., of St. Anne, was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder, robbery and aggravated battery by a Kankakee County jury on Wednesday.

Reed, 31, was arrested and charged with attacking a woman in Waldron Arboretum on Waldron Road on July 13, 2017. Reed and the victim had agreed to meet at the Arboretum.

He reportedly grabbed her and started to choke her. The victim got away and flagged down a vehicle on Waldron Road. She was hospitalized with serious injuries.

Daily Journal staff report

KANKAKEE — Darrin D. Reed Jr., of St. Anne, was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder, robbery and aggravated battery by a Kankakee County jury on Wednesday.

Reed, 31, was arrested and charged with attacking a woman in Waldron Arboretum on Waldron Road on July 13, 2017. Reed and the victim had agreed to meet at the Arboretum.

He reportedly grabbed her and started to choke her. The victim got away and flagged down a vehicle on Waldron Road. She was hospitalized with serious injuries.

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