Ron Tirapelli Ford Customer Arrested In January Now Faces Formal Charges From State's Attorney Glasgow

SHOREWOOD, IL — A 34-year-old Joliet resident, Francis Sheridan Eaton, now faces formal charges from the Will County State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glasgow, accusing the Ron Tirapelli Ford customer of felony theft and felony deceptive practice.

According to this week's criminal complaint, Eaton knowingly obtained or exerted unauthorized control over the property of Ron Tirapelli Ford Suzuki back on Jan. 7, which were automotive repair services, "with the intent to deprive the owner ... and the value of the property exceeded $10,000 but did not exceed $100,000," the court records explain.

As for the deceptive practice charge, prosecutors maintain that Eaton intended to defraud Ron Tirapelli Ford in Shorewood when he "delivered a check upon a real depository for the payment of money knowing that it will not be paid by the depository, check #131 on an account of Francis Eaton with Wells Fargo Bank payable to Ron Tirapelli Ford in the amount of $13,568.22 and the value of the property so obtained, in a single transaction or in separate transactions within a 90-day period, exceeded $150."

Will County Judge Art Smigielski issued this week's arrest warrant for the Shorewood Police Department to go out and arrest Eaton.

The judge also ordered "defendant to be held without release and brought before this court for pretrial detention or conditions of release hearing."

The warrant indicates Eaton resides in Joliet's 500 block of Springwood Drive.

In January, Joliet Patch produced the following story, headlined: "Ron Tirapelli Ford Customer Arrested By Shorewood Police Following $13,568 Repair Bill."