Man arrested after cutting family member with chisel and threatening others in Beach Park

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Ricardo Carcamo-Ortega | Lake County Sheriff’s Office

BEACH PARK, Illinois. – Lake County Sheriff’s deputies arrest one person waukegan Thursday night after a man cut a family member with a box cutter and threatened others during a domestic dispute. Beach Park.

Around 10:30 p.m., deputies responded to a home in the 10100 block of West California Boulevard following reports of a man with a knife threatening family members. The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Ricardo Carcamo-Ortega of Waukegan, fled back into the house when deputies arrived and ran into the basement.

Hearing screams from the basement, deputies followed Carcamo-Ortega and found her with a small child in her arms. They rescued the child and captured the suspect without further incident.

Investigators determined that the argument began when family members tried to stop Carcamo-Ortega from leaving the house while he was drunk. During the argument, it was alleged that the man cut a family member’s arm with a box cutter, damaged vehicle tires, and chased other family members with a gun. Authorities said the injured victim’s injuries were not serious.

The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office approved several charges against Carcamo-Ortega:

• Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon
• Two Domestic Batteries
• Criminal Damage to Property

Carcamo-Ortega is being held in the Lake County Jail awaiting his first court appearance.