UpdatedThu, Feb 4, 2021 at 2:50 pm CT Replies(6) Axel Morales faces four criminal charges in connection with a Joliet attack in the parking lot of the Motel 6. (Mugshot via Will County Sheriff's Office ) JOLIET, IL — A 29-year-old Crest Hill man wanted by Joliet police in connection with a parking lot attack against a woman at the Motel 6 along Mall Loop Drive has surrendered, posted bail and retained criminal defense lawyer Neil Patel from the downtown Joliet law firm of Bretz, Flynn & Associates, court records show. Axel Steven Morales was booked into the Will County Jail at 11 a.m. on Jan. 29 and freed around 5:30 p.m. after posting 10 percent of his $100,000 bail, jail records show.