Lake County Gazette

Zion’s Edward Schimenti, 35, charged this week by the U.S. Department of Justice with “conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources” to ISIS, had been previously arrested fourteen times for everything from drug possession to domestic battery, according to a review of Lake County Circuit Court records.

Schimenti, of 3024 Elisha Avenue, Apartment C in Zion, was first arrested by Waukegan Police in June 1999, at age 18. A judge finally sent him to prison-- thirteen arrests later.

Zion police arrested Schimenti eleven times in total, for retail theft, robbery, drug possession, domestic battery, criminal trespassing, property damage and resisting arrest.

Edward Schimenti, also known as Abdul Wali

After an arrest in Jan. 2007 for cocaine possession and driving under the influence of alcohol, he spent fifteen months in a state facility, from Aug. 2007 to Nov. 2008, according to Illinois Department of Corrections records.

His last arrest was in July 2010 for marijuana possession.

Schimenti also had challenges following traffic laws. 

Lake County Circuit Court records show 45 traffic citations since 1999, including a citation for speeding on April 5, 2017.

Offenses include drag racing (1), reckless driving (1), driving while drinking alcohol (1), sign or signal violations (2), speeding (5), failure to have a driver’s license (9), equipment violations (9), lack of insurance (8) and lack of registration (9).

Edward J. Schimenti Arrests, 1999 to Present

6/11/1999	Waukegan Police	Retail Theft	Criminal Misdemeanor
7/16/1999	Zion Police	Robbery	Criminal Felony
10/29/1999	Waukegan Police	Disorderly Conduct	Criminal Felony
12/11/1999	Zion Police	Marijuana Possession	Criminal Misdemeanor
6/12/2000	Zion Police	Marijuana Possession	Criminal Misdemeanor
9/22/2000	Zion Police	Drug Possession	Criminal Felony
10/11/2001	Zion Police	Domestic Battery	Criminal Misdemeanor
7/14/2003	Zion Police	Criminal trespassing	Criminal Misdemeanor
2/10/2004	Zion Police	Property damage	Criminal Misdemeanor
2/10/2004	Zion Police	Disorderly Conduct	Criminal Misdemeanor
2/10/2004	Zion Police	Resisting arrest	Criminal Misdemeanor
2/17/2004	Zion Police	Drug Possession	Criminal Felony
6/27/2006	Zion Police	Disorderly Conduct	Criminal Misdemeanor
6/27/2006	Zion Police	Battery	Criminal Misdemeanor
7/16/2006	Zion Police	Criminal trespassing	Criminal Felony
1/4/2007	Lake County Sheriff	Cocaine Possession	Criminal Felony
1/5/2007	Zion Police	Driving under the influence	Criminal Felony
5/4/2010	Zion Police	Marijuana Possession	Criminal Misdemeanor
7/22/2010	Zion Police	Marijuana Possession	Criminal Misdemeanor

Source: Lake County Circuit Court Clerk

Edward J. Schimenti Traffic Violations, 1999 to Present

11/23/1999	Insurance
11/23/1999	Speeding
12/11/1999	Speeding
6/7/2000	Driver's license
6/7/2000	Insurance
6/7/2000	Registration/Title
6/7/2000	Registration/Title
6/7/2000	Registration/Title
9/22/2000	Drag racing
9/22/2000	Driver's license
9/22/2000	Insurance
9/22/2000	Reckless Driving
5/4/2001	Equipment
5/4/2001	Insurance
5/25/2001	Equipment
5/25/2001	Insurance
7/30/2003	Equipment
7/30/2003	Equipment
7/30/2003	Registration/Title
7/30/2003	Registration/Title
7/30/2003	Registration/Title
1/15/2004	Driver's license
2/17/2004	Driver's license
2/17/2004	Drinking alcohol
9/29/2004	Driver's license
1/7/2005	Driver's license
1/7/2005	Equipment
7/16/2006	Driver's license
1/5/2007	Driver's license
1/5/2007	Equipment
1/5/2011	Insurance
5/16/2011	Speeding
11/23/2011	Sign-Signal-Light
12/1/2011	Equipment
9/14/2012	Registration/Title
7/7/2014	Equipment
8/6/2014	Driver's license
8/6/2014	Registration/Title
12/3/2014	Equipment
12/3/2014	Insurance
12/22/2014	Insurance
1/8/2015	Sign-Signal-Light
9/16/2016	Speeding
11/22/2016	Registration/Title
4/5/2017	Speeding

Source: Lake County Circuit Court Clerk