Excerpts from patch.com:
A man accused of attacking members of the Lincolnwood Fire Department while inside an ambulance was ordered to remain jailed for at least a week unless he can come up with $90,000 in cash.
Anthony Campisano, 43, of Lincolnwood, was arrested Tuesday and charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a firefighter-paramedic, both felonies, and one count of aggravated assault, a misdemeanor.
According to the charges, he swung a closed fist and spat in his face of one paramedic and kicked another repeatedly in the leg.
Police initially encountered Campisano, who appeared to be intoxicated, laying on a front yard in the 6800 block of Tripp Avenue shortly after 5 p.m.
Campisano, who was sitting in a cot in an ambulance, became irate after police left and began shouting and using profanity. Before he was restrained by multiple members of the fire department, he managed to kick a paramedic in the shin several times. Police returned to the scene and took him into custody.
According to the state’s attorney’s office and court staff, Campisano has approximately nine felony and 10 misdemeanor convictions, which in recent years includes multiple convictions for battery, violation of and order of protection, and resisting arrest.
