06/08/2026
STATE’S ATTORNEY SECURES DETENTION OF WOODSTOCK MAN ACCUSED OF BEATING WOMAN, CRASHING INTO FAMILY HOME
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Michael Feetterer granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release for Matthew Zamorano, 31, of Woodstock, Illinois. Zamorano appeared in Initial Appearance Court on June 8, 2026, charged with Aggravated Domestic Battery Causing Great Bodily Harm, three counts of Criminal Damage to Property, Interfering with the Reporting of Domestic Violence, Reckless Conduct, and Reckless Driving.
According to evidence presented in court, during the early morning hours of May 30, 2026, Zamorano became involved in a domestic dispute with a family or household member and allegedly struck the woman multiple times with his fist, causing injuries that required stitches at a local hospital. Following the incident, Zamorano allegedly left the residence in a highly reckless and dangerous manner. Evidence showed that he struck a light pole before continuing on and crashing his vehicle into an occupied Woodstock home. At the time of the crash, four individuals were asleep inside the residence. None of the occupants of the home had any connection to the earlier domestic violence incident. While no one inside the home suffered physical injuries, the collision caused significant damage and displaced the family from their residence.
“This case involves an alarming escalation of violence and recklessness,” State’s Attorney Freese said. “The defendant allegedly inflicted serious injuries on a woman before engaging in conduct that endangered an entirely unrelated family sleeping in their home. The consequences of these actions could have been catastrophic. We are grateful no lives were lost and that the Court recognized the significant threat to public safety by ordering the defendant detained pending trial.”
Zamorano’s next court appearance is scheduled for June 12, 2026, in Courtroom 302.
Members of the public are reminded that a criminal complaint contains only charges and is not proof of the defendant’s guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, at which the State bears the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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