Chicago man with a background of targeting women randomly arrested once more: report

Illinois Man Arrested Again for Assaulting Women

An Illinois man, known for a string of random attacks on women, has been arrested once more after nearly ten years of such incidents, according to reports.

William Livingston, 32, was apprehended in Chicago on November 12 by local police and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. This arrest is connected to an incident from June 12, where he allegedly punched two women, aged 29 and 40.

He faces two felony charges for aggravated assault in a public setting.

This isn’t Livingston’s first encounter with the law. Just a few months ago, in August, he faced charges for allegedly punching Kathleen Miles while she was walking with a colleague to a nearby train station. Disturbing surveillance footage captured the moment he approached her from behind and delivered a sudden punch, knocking her unconscious.

Livingston was later charged with multiple felonies for that incident, and it’s worth noting that he has a long history of similar offenses—over the last decade, police records indicate at least seven previous arrests. It makes one wonder, how can someone revert back into such violent behavior?

After the attack on Miles, she expressed the shocking nature of the experience. “All I can think about is it takes this much anger to hit someone with that much force,” she reflected. “There’s no way to prepare for this.”

In 2022, he allegedly assaulted DePaul University student Kami Brechschmidt while she was waiting for a ride. She described her alarm when she felt a hand in her pocket, only to be punched when she turned around to confront him. Astonishingly, soon after, it was revealed that Livingston had attacked four women within just 22 minutes in that area, further adding to his criminal timeline.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office commented that they take each case seriously based on the evidence at hand, and when necessary, they seek to detain individuals seen as a danger to others. Following the latest incident, Livingston remains in custody while facing charges from multiple cases.

Before the incidents in 2022, he had been arrested several times previously for similar charges. Brechschmidt has voiced her concerns about how repeat offenders are managed. “I think he’s definitely a repeat offender,” she said, questioning the systemic issues in dealing with such individuals.