A 19-year old Joliet teen will be sentenced in April for shooting at a Grundy County sheriff’s deputy. A jury found Demarcus Denwiddie guilty Friday of attempted murder, aggravated battery, and aggravated discharge of a firearm. A deputy tried a traffic stop in the Mazon area in October 2021. Denwiddie fled, crashed his car, then shot at the deputy while running away. The deputy’s protective vest took two bullets and a third bullet went through his forearm. Although charged in Grundy County, Denwiddie has been kept at the LaSalle County jail most of the time since his arrest.
Joliet teen convicted of attempted murder for shooting Grundy County deputy
Demarcus Denwiddie, LaSalle County jail picture