Crime & Safety

$2 Million Bond Set for Man Accused of Throwing Molotov Cocktail in Caputo's

Fabian J. Torres, 24, of Sleepy Hollow, has been charged with aggravated arson.

Updated at 10:40 a.m. Monday.

Bond was set at $2 million for a 24-year-old Sleepy Hollow man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail in the deli section of the Algonquin Caputo's grocery store Sunday.

Fabian J. Torres, who police say is an ex-employee of the grocery store, has been charged with aggravated arson after allegedly throwing an incendiary device made from a bottle filled with flammable liquid, injuring one man

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A preliminary hearing is set for Friday morning.

A Crystal Lake resident who was shopping there at the time chased Torres out of the store and detained him until Algonquin police arrived.

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Torres is being held in the McHenry County Jail. He has not posted bail as of 8:45 a.m. Monday.

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