Former Waukegan police officer found guilty of misconduct

Former Waukegan police officer convicted of misconduct, will now face charges in deadly shooting

Former police Officer Dante Salinas is accused of killing Marcellis Stinnette and injuring Tafarra Williams in a 2020 Waukegan shooting.

Former Waukegan police officer found guilty of misconduct

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — A former Waukegan police officer was found guilty on a battery and misconduct charge Friday. Dante Salinas was found not guilty on two aggravated battery charges but guilty on a simple battery and misconduct charge.  Previous: Closing arguments delivered in battery trial of ex-Waukegan police officer Lake County Circuit Court Judge George Strickland presided over the bench trial of Salinas. Salinas is accused of batteri…

Former Waukegan officer guilty of misconduct in 2019 baptism party assault

A former Waukegan police officer charged in the 2020 shooting death of a 19-year-old man has been found guilty in a separate case.

Former Waukegan police officer charged in murder of teen found guilty of separate charge for repeatedly punching man

Dante Salinas, 42, of Gurnee, (inset) was convicted on Friday after attacking a man during a confrontation while the now-former officer was on patrol in Waukegan in August 2019. Salinas is also separately charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Marcellis Stinnette, 19, of Waukegan, who was in the passenger seat of a vehicle that was fleeing police in Waukegan on October 20, 2020. | Screengrab A judge on Friday found a former Waukegan po…