Man Arrested After Joliet Restaurant Disturbance

Joliet police arrested a man identified as Pacey after what authorities described as a disturbance that started inside Charleys Cheesesteaks and continued near a nearby Burger King on Aug. 5. Patch, citing the Joliet Police Department, reported that officers were called after Pacey allegedly became disruptive with staff inside the restaurant. Police said officers then struggled with him before taking him into custody. Charges were pending in the initial report. The incident appears to have unfolded on Joliet's west side near West Jefferson Street and Larkin Avenue, where Charleys opened in 2023 as part of the Tony's Fresh Market property at 1801 W. Jefferson St. A Burger King operates nearby, according to local Patch reporting on other Joliet police calls in the area. ### Where did police say the disturbance began? Patch reported on Aug. 5 that the Joliet police investigation found Pacey had become involved in a disturbance with staff inside Charleys Cheesesteaks. The article said police later treated the episode as a multi-location disturbance that also involved the nearby Burger King. The Charleys location in Joliet sits at 1801 W. Jefferson St., according to Patch's 2023 report on the restaurant's opening. (patch.com) That store is on the east side of the Tony's Fresh Market property at the intersection of Jefferson and Larkin. ### What did Joliet police say happened during the arrest? Dwayne English, identified in numerous Joliet police-related reports as a department spokesman, was cited by Patch as saying officers struggled with Pacey during the arrest. (patch.com) The Patch item did not list the precise pending charges in the search snippets available, but it said police detained him after the disturbance spread beyond the restaurant. (patch.com) Patch's headline described the encounter as a struggle with Joliet police during the arrest. The available public snippets do not state whether any officer or bystander was injured. ### Why are two restaurants named in the same police call? Joliet police described the episode as a multi-location disturbance, according to Patch. That wording indicates officers were responding to conduct that moved from one business to another rather than a single incident contained inside one store. (patch.com) Burger King has appeared in prior Joliet police reports as a nearby point where officers located people after an initial call elsewhere. (patch.com) In a March 31, 2026 Patch report, officers responding to a disturbance at a gas station found the suspect in the parking lot of Burger King at 400 E. Cass St. That earlier case was unrelated, but it shows how Patch and Joliet police identify secondary locations once a call shifts from the original scene. ### What is still not public? Charges were still pending in the initial Patch report. The public snippets available through search do not include Pacey's full name, age, hometown, booking details or a court case number. The City of Joliet says its police records section provides release documentation and prepares Freedom of Information Act responses. The department also lists its main station at 150 W. (patch.com) Washington St. and publishes contact information for records and non-emergency inquiries on the city website. ### Where would the next verifiable update appear? (patch.com) Will County court filings or a Joliet police booking record would typically provide the next public details if charges are approved. The city says its records section handles police documents, while Patch's Joliet public safety page regularly posts follow-up items based on Joliet police announcements. (joliet.gov) As of Aug. 6, the most concrete next step was the expected filing of charges or release of arrest details by Joliet police or the Will County court system. Those records would identify the counts, the defendant's full name and any first court date. (patch.com) (joliet.gov)