Crime & Safety

Man Accused of Punching Nurse Back in Court

Prosecutor said in August he expected a plea or the setting of a trial date in September.

UPDATE 11:59 a.m.: According to Patch reporter Dan Campana, the hearing originally scheduled for Thursday was moved up two days and took place Tuesday. At that hearing, prosecutors offered to reduce the charge against Kim from aggravated battery to battery, then quickly withdrew the offer. The next hearing is scheduled for October. 

The Carol Stream man who allegedly hit a nurse is scheduled to be back in court Thursday.

Timothy S. Kim, 24, is accused of punching in the stomach a female nurse who had been treating him in the emergency room the morning of Dec. 12.

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Normally the incident would be considered a misdemeanor, but because nurses are a protected class, it is a felony charge, the  has said.

John Botti, the prosecutor in the case, said in August he anticipated some type of action in September, whether it is a plea agreement or setting a trial date. 

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At the time of the alleged incident, Kim was serving probation after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance in August 2009. He was sentenced to two years probation, and was fined at least $1,200 for the offense.

In August 2010, Kim was arrested by Naperville police in a parking garage after allegedly making two fake calls to 911, court records indicate. He was charged with disorderly conduct, as well as criminal damage to property after allegedly spitting on the walls of a holding cell at the Naperville Police Department.


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