65th arrest for man accused of holding woman, kids captive

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Francisco Tirado

Updated: January 23, 2012 3:28AM

A Northbrook man accused of repeatedly beating a woman while holding her and her children captive for a week has been arrested for the 65th time since 2001, police said.

Francisco Tirado, 27, of the 3700 block of Salem Walk in unincorporated Northbrook, was charged Friday with two felony counts of aggravated domestic battery and one felony count of aggravated unlawful restraint, the Cook County Sheriff’s office said in a statement.

Tirado was drunk when he returned home Sept. 22 and urinated on the floor, the statement said. He was confronted by the woman, whose relationship with Tirado was not detailed in the statement. He allegedly began to beat and kick the woman.

The next day, police said, Tirado took the woman and her two children to the home of one of his family members in Jefferson Park, where he choked her until she nearly lost consciousness.

Later, Tirado ordered the woman to drive him home, but when she headed toward the Jefferson Park District police station, he held a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her children, the statement said.

The woman and her children escaped from Tirado’s home after he fell asleep Thursday, police said.

Cook County Judge Marcia Orr set his bond at $300,000. The judge also barred Tirado from having contact with the woman or her family.

Tirado’s previous arrests include aggravated assault with a weapon, domestic battery and striking and spitting in the face of a law enforcement officer, officials said. He has spent time in both Cook County Jail and the Illinois Department of Corrections, officials said.

Ben Meyer-Abbott