A suburban man who has been arrested 65 times is accused of assaulting a woman, her 5-week-old baby and 16-month-old toddler, officials said today.Francisco Tirado, 27, of the 3700 block of Salem Walk in unincorporated Cook County near Northbrook, was charged with two counts of aggravated domestic battery, one count of aggravated unlawful restraint, two counts of domestic battery and one count of interference with emergency communications, according to a Cook County sheriff's office news release.
The incident began on Sept. 22 when Tirado came to the woman's home heavily intoxicated and urinated on her bathroom floor, officials said.
When she confronted him, Tirado beat her with his fist and caused her eye to swell shut. He then shoved her head into the toilet, striking her head against it while he kicked her, officials said.
The next day, he took the woman to the home of one of his family members in Jefferson Park, where he continued to beat her, according to the release.
He choked her until she almost passed out, but stopped when he saw one of his relatives approaching, officials said. He then ordered the woman to drive back to his home and when she tried to stop at a police station on Milwaukee Avenue, he held a knife to her throat, officials said.
He put his hand on the neck of her 5-week-old baby and spit in the infant's face, then spit in the face of the woman's toddler and threatened to kill both of the siblings, officials said.
Once they arrived at Tirado's home, he broke the woman's phone and held the family there for days until Thursday morning, when he fell asleep at a time when the woman was awake so she was able to escape with her children, officials said.
Police said the Thursday arrest was the 65th time over the past 10 years that Tirado has been taken into police custody.
His criminal record includes charges of aggravated assault with a weapon, robbery, reckless conduct and domestic battery causing bodily injury, officials said. He also has been charged in the past with striking and spitting in the face of a law enforcement officer.
In addition to setting his bond at $300,000 on Friday, Cook County Judge Marcia Orr issued an order of protection barring him from contacting the woman and her family.
Tirado's next court date was scheduled for Oct.7.
