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Guard convicted of forcing inmate fights A Kane County jury has found a former security guard guilty of encouraging detainees to fight at an Illinois youth prison. Michael Klimek, 46, of Yorkville, was a...
A Kane County jury has found a former security guard guilty of encouraging detainees to fight at an Illinois youth prison.
Updated 2/26/2021 8:43 AM A former Chicago Bears offensive lineman who became a guard of a different sort after his pro football career ended was acquitted this week of charges he ran a fight ring among detainees at a state youth prison in St. Charles. Johan Asiata -- who spent 2009 and 2010 with the Bears before he was cut in 2011 -- was found not guilty Tuesday of official misconduct, aggravated battery and unlawful restraint. Kane County Judge David Kliment issued the not guilty verdicts for Asiata and two co-workers at the Illinois Youth Center -- St. Charles. The facility is a medium-...