{"id":2377673,"date":"2024-12-08T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T16:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crazed-man-with-chainsaw-burst-into-nursing-home-then-ran-into-last-thing-he-would-ever-see\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T11:42:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T16:42:32","slug":"crazed-man-with-chainsaw-burst-into-nursing-home-then-ran-into-last-thing-he-would-ever-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crazed-man-with-chainsaw-burst-into-nursing-home-then-ran-into-last-thing-he-would-ever-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazed Man With Chainsaw Burst Into Nursing Home, Then Ran Into Last Thing He Would Ever See"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcrazed-man-with-chainsaw-burst-into-nursing-home-then-ran-into-last-thing-he-would-ever-see%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2377673&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Last\u2062 weekend, a police officer\u200d in St. Charles, Illinois, fatally shot a 41-year-old \u2064man\u200d named Daniel \u200cEscalera who was threatening residents at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cow-still-at-large-after-breaking-free-from-slaughter-spotted-abiding-traffic-laws\/\" title=\"Cow Still At Large After Breaking Free From Slaughter, Spotted Abiding Traffic Laws\">assisted living facility<\/a> while\u200d wielding a\u200c revving chainsaw. The \u200dincident occurred at River Glen of \u200cSt. Charles, where Escalera confronted nursing\u200c home patients\u200b after attempting too cut down \u200ca tree. Despite \u2064the policeS efforts to de-escalate the situation and even using a Taser, \u200che \u2064continued to \u200bpose a threat. The officer ultimately resorted to lethal force when the\u200b situation escalated. Although escalera received immediate \u200cmedical attention,he \u200cwas later pronounced dead at the hospital. Witnesses expressed their relief\u200b at \u200bthe\u200c police response, emphasizing how vulnerable the residents felt. Escalera had\u200d a significant criminal \u2063history, including past arrests related to drugs, alcohol, and violent offenses, and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peloton-cuts-ties-with-sex-and-the-city-star-chris-noth-after-sexual-assault-allegations\/\" title=\"Peloton Cuts Ties with &#039;Sex and the City&#039; Star Chris Noth After Sexual Assault Allegations\">reportedly supposed<\/a> \u200dto be serving a probation violation \u200bat the time of \u2063the \u2064incident. The circumstances of \u200bwhy he was free\u2062 are \u2064unclear.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An Illinois police officer shot and killed a man wielding a chainsaw last weekend after he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reportedly threatened nursing home patients<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A Dec. 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcharlesil.gov\/files\/assets\/city\/v\/1\/docs\/press-releases\/police\/24-18430-ois-975-n.-5th-ave-clark.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> from the St. Charles Police Department said officers were called that morning to the River Glen of St. Charles, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/94-year-old-veteran-struggles-kicked-nursing-home-replaced-migrants-not-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assisted living facility<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses reported that a shirtless male with a chainsaw was attempting to cut down a tree on the property.<\/p>\n<p>Before the police arrived, the man entered the lobby and began confronting the residents with the revved-up power tool.<\/p>\n<p>Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, however, the suspect continued his attempts to use the chainsaw against residents,&rdquo; the news release said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FST.CHARLESILPD%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0aCjhNwrqvanwsSKt7NzJSyASQnHy4qELuMjjP5h9dkS4bV35A9vcLQtqQN5rJ2Eil&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"651\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Police tried <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woman-just-trashed-walmart-demands-respect-taser-wielding-cop-can-guess-got-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">using a Taser<\/a> on the perpetrator &ldquo;but his attack continued,&rdquo; according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, one of the officers drew his weapon and shot the man.<\/p>\n<p>Despite receiving first aid at the scene and being transported to a nearby hospital, the man was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>Residents, along with officers, received only minor injuries during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It scares us. But I&rsquo;m sure it&rsquo;s a one-time incident, and we hope and pray that that&rsquo;s the situation, because we love the community,&rdquo; neighbor Tom Lapis told Chicago new outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/police-fatally-shoot-chainsaw-wielding-man-daniel-escalera-inside-river-glen-st-charles-senior-living-facility-officials\/15614903\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;WLS-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Ekstrom&rsquo;s 100-year-old mother was having breakfast in a dining room near the lobby when the chainsaw man entered.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every time I recount this story, it just doesn&rsquo;t seem real,&rdquo; Ekstrom told WLS. &ldquo;If it wasn&rsquo;t for the police, I mean, thank God for the police, they would&rsquo;ve been sitting ducks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Police later identified the attacker as 41-year-old Daniel Escalera, of Stockwell, Indiana.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Daniel H. Escalera&rsquo;s lengthy record, obtained Monday night by the I-Team, offers some clues as to why he wandered up there with a blazing chainsaw. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KN2D9N192X\">https:\/\/t.co\/KN2D9N192X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC7Chicago\/status\/1863815434530627760?\">December 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Escalera had a criminal record dating back 25 years that included arrests for driving under the influence, other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-hunter-biden-case-shreds-joe-biden-pardon-claims-says-president-attempting-rewrite-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">serious drug and alcohol-related charges,<\/a> and resisting law enforcement, according to WLS.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Daniel Escalera, 41, of Stockwell, IN was ID&rsquo;d by authorities as the man wielding a chainsaw that allegedly tried to attack residents at an assisted living facility yesterday in St. Charles. This is a mug from a June arrest in Boone County, IN. &#129525; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C0vjl0eJmM\">https:\/\/t.co\/C0vjl0eJmM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jCkt4jXISS\">pic.twitter.com\/jCkt4jXISS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Courtney Spinelli (@CourtSpinelliTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CourtSpinelliTV\/status\/1863706394366505470?\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He was also accused of stabbing his wife and of beating a motorcyclist with his own helmet in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-charge-man-with-murder-after-minnesota-freedom-fund-backed-by-kamala-harris-helped-bail-him-out\/\" title=\"Authorities Charge Man With Murder After Minnesota Freedom Fund, Backed By Kamala Harris, Helped Bail Him Out\">road-rage incident<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the chainsaw attack, Escalera was apparently supposed to have been in jail for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sf-man-stabbed-woman-94-gets-5-years-probation-lib-criminal-justice-reform-continues-wrecking-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">probation<\/a>&nbsp;violation.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear why he had been roaming free.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to a news release from the St. Charles Police Department on December 1, officers were summoned that morning to River Glen of St. Charles, an assisted living facility. Witnesses described a shirtless man with a chainsaw trying to cut down a tree on the premises. Before police arrived, he entered the lobby and confronted residents with the running chainsaw. Although officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, the suspect persisted in threatening residents with the tool, as stated in the report.<\/p>\n<p>Police tried using a Taser on him but it was ineffective; consequently, one officer drew his firearm and shot him. Despite receiving first aid at the scene and being taken to a nearby hospital, he was later declared dead. Residents and officers sustained only minor injuries during this incident. Neighbor Tom Lapis expressed concern but hoped it was an isolated event because they cherish their community.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Ekstrom&#8217;s 100-year-old mother was having breakfast nearby when the incident occurred; he expressed disbelief about what happened and credited law enforcement for preventing potential tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>The attacker has been identified as 41-year-old Daniel Escalera from Stockwell, Indiana, who had an extensive criminal history spanning 25 years that included DUI arrests and other serious charges related to drugs and alcohol as well as resisting law enforcement. He had previously been accused of stabbing his wife and attacking another individual during road rage but should have been incarcerated for violating probation at that time; it&#8217;s unclear why he was not in custody<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2377674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Daniel-Escalera.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46360,46359,46361,46362],"class_list":["post-2377673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-chainsaw-incident","tag-crazed-man","tag-nursing-home","tag-shocking-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Daniel-Escalera.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377673"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377677,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377673\/revisions\/2377677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}