One of the men charged after a fatal beach fight along Lake Michigan has been charged with setting a fire at a Lake Forest business earlier this month.
Ascaridis, 45, died Sept. 17 of injuries he received in a beachfront altercation with Caban and another man at the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve, authorities said. Ascaridis, a financial planner who lived adjacent to the preserve, walked out to the beach area because Caban and a friend were making a lot of noise there late at night, according to police.
The altercation ensued. Caban was arrested hours later on a weapons charge, when police came to his residence to question him about the fight and said they found a pistol in his bedroom. That charge, though, is not related to Ascaridis’ death. No charges have been filed against Caban that directly relate to the fight.Caban posted bond on the weapons charge, He was charged with an ordinance violation Oct.
Lake Forest police and prosecutors said a witness placed Caban at the scene of a small fire at a trailer enclosure behind an auto repair business on Skokie Highway. Deputy Police Chief Robert Copeland said Tuesday that officers had seen Caban a short time before the fire at another business. He was taken into custody and found to have a knife and alcohol — items that he was barred from possessing under the terms of his bond, Copeland said.
In a statement released Monday, State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said local authorities had put together a “rock solid” case on the arson charge. “The State’s Attorney’s office worked closely with the Lake Forest Police Department over several days to complete the investigation, and we needed to incorporate the work of the fire department and the statements of an eyewitness after the incident,” Rinehart said.
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