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May 31, 2023

A service to honor Kane County Sheriff's K-9 Hudson will take place June 1
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A service to honor Kane County Sheriff’s K-9 Hudson will take place June 1

News • May 31, 2023

Kane County Major Crimes Task Force continues investigating the police use of deadly force that resulted in Sheriff’s K-9 death

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KANE COUNTY — Residents may have seen various police agencies, including the Huntley Police Department, paying tribute to Kane County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Hudson, who died in the line of duty in an incident that occurred on May 24.

In a press conference, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain stated that on the day of the incident, deputies were alerted of a car hijacking that took place in Aurora. The vehicle, which was identified as a Honda Accord, was located using license plate readers that are located throughout the county.

The suspect and sole occupant of the stolen vehicle was later identified as James J. Moriarty, Jr., 38, of the 2000 block of West Illinois Avenue in Aurora.

Once located, deputies began pursuing the vehicle that Moriarty allegedly stole until authorities forced the Honda to stop at the intersection of Randall Road and Fabyan Parkway on the Geneva-Batavia border.

Hain said that Moriarty proceeded to exit the vehicle and presented a handgun to the deputies on scene. In response, Kane County Sheriff’s K-9 Hudson was deployed toward Moriarty to subdue him. As an active struggle ensued, sheriff’s deputies returned gunfire in the direction of Moriarty.

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser released a statement in which she explained that Moriarty was pronounced dead a short time later at Northwestern Delnor Hospital in Geneva. K-9 Hudson was unfortunately caught in the gunfire and died at the scene.

“I do want to note that Hudson was named after an Illinois State trooper that was killed in the line of duty several years ago,” said Hain during the press conference. “He’s been a loyal servant to the sheriff’s office. This is a big loss for us, but he’s an absolute hero today (May 24) along with our deputies who brought this to a successful close without injuries to any innocent civilians.”

Mosser stated that the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force is continuing to investigate the police use of deadly force under Illinois’ Police and Community Relations Improvement Act.

Mosser will review the investigation’s findings to determine whether the police use of deadly force was justified.

The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office is asking anyone who witnessed or recorded video of the incident to call the investigation tip line at 331-385-6314.

In the meantime, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a funeral service for K-9 Hudson on June 1 starting at 11 a.m. with a public walkthrough at Harter Middle School (1601 Esker Drive, Sugar Grove).

For those that can not make it to the funeral service, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office will be streaming the service live on their Facebook page.