From the State’s Attorney:
MICHAEL D. HARRIS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A FIREARM
McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announced that on November 25, 2025, Michael D. Harris, 36, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to ten years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offense of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, a class X felony.
Harris was sentenced by the Honorable Judge Tiffany Davis after entering a negotiated plea of guilty.
The charges stem from events that occurred on May 16, 2023, where officers with the McHenry Police Department were called to an address on North Orleans Street in McHenry, Illinois, for reports of shots being fired.
Upon arrival, officers located an individual named Theodore King with a gunshot wound to his leg.
King told officers that he was in a nearby apartment when he got into an altercation with a man whose name he did not know.
King told officers that the altercation became physical, and the man shot him in the leg with a handgun.
Witnesses who observed the incident told officers that the man who shot King went by the nickname “CJ” and left in a red truck.
Officers were able to obtain the registration for the truck and learned the registered owner was Michael D. Harris.
Officers conducted a photo line-up with the witnesses of the shooting, and the witnesses confirmed that Harris was “CJ”, the man that shot King. Harris was later interviewed by the McHenry Police Department and admitted to shooting King.
Truth-in-sentencing will require that Harris serve a minimum of 85% of his prison sentence prior to being released from custody.
Upon release, Harris will be placed on Mandatory Supervised Release for a term of three years.
“We are grateful for the victim and witnesses who assisted in identifying the shooter and the McHenry Police Department who worked diligently to both identify and apprehend this dangerous individual. The reckless act of shooting a gun at someone during what was nothing more than a verbal argument could have easily cost a man his life.” Freese stated.
This case was successfully prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Justin Neubauer.
