Machesney Park man accused of hitting a pregnant woman with a chair

MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — Machesney Park Deputies arrested Homer McDonald, 54, for allegedly hitting a pregnant woman with a chair.

On June 9, around 6 p.m., officers were called to the 1100 block of Evans Avenue for reports of domestic violence. The victim told authorities that McDonald shoved her into a refrigerator and hit her in the back with a chair.

The suspect left the house on an electric bike, the woman reported to officials.

Deputies later found McDonald at a home in the 300 block of East Greenview Avenue and took him into custody.

The suspect denied hitting the victim with a chair.

McDonald has four prior convictions for domestic battery, according to court records.

He is charged with aggravated battery of a pregnant woman and two counts of domestic battery that caused contact, while having four prior convictions.