Prairie State Wire

A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted Francisco Javier Acevedo-Caldera, 39, for allegedly assaulting three law enforcement officers during an attempted arrest at the Kane County Sheriff’s Department in St. Charles, Illinois.

According to the indictment and a previously filed criminal complaint, the incident occurred on July 17, 2025. Two officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations approached Acevedo-Caldera in the department lobby with an arrest warrant. The documents allege that Acevedo-Caldera resisted by kicking one officer, head-butting another, and biting a Kane County Sheriff’s Deputy who intervened to assist. Officers eventually subdued him and executed the warrant.

Acevedo-Caldera, who had recently been released from Kane County Jail on bond before this incident, is currently detained in federal custody. He faces three counts of forcibly assaulting a law enforcement officer. Two of these counts carry a maximum sentence of twenty years each in federal prison; the third count carries up to eight years.

Arraignment in federal court has not yet been scheduled.

The indictment was announced by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Shawn L. Byers, Field Office Director for ICE-ERO in Chicago. The Kane County Sheriff’s Department provided assistance with the case. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Finch is representing the government.

“The public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt,” stated officials.