Defendant in sex case recovering
WOODSTOCK – A former Lake in the Hills man remained hospitalized Thursday in stable condition, a day after an apparent suicide attempt in a McHenry County courtroom.
Robert W. Lucht, 56, was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting a girl several times when she was between 7 and 9 years old.
Moments after the jury’s guilty verdict, Lucht tipped back an envelope made from notebook paper and poured a granule-like substance, possibly rat poison, into his mouth.
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