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Dolton officer charged after threatening to kill wife, holding her hostage

WGN Investigates CHICAGO, Ill. — A south suburban cop was arrested for threatening to kill his wife. Dolton police officer Jesse Williams, 37, was charged with kidnapping, domestic battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He appeared in bond court Tuesday where a judge ordered him held without bail. The 37-year-old allegedly took his wife hostage Monday afternoon near on the 1500 block of South Spaulding in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood. Police reports indicate Officer Williams “battered and threatened to…
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