A 60-year-old man wanted in Wisconsin for child sexual assault was arrested in Blue Island earlier this month, according to the Cook County Sheriff\u2019s Office. <\/p>\n
Michael Blackwell | Cook County Sheriff’s Office<\/span> <\/p>\n BLUE ISLAND, Ill.<\/strong> – <\/span>A 60-year-old man wanted in Wisconsin for child sexual assault was arrested in Blue Island earlier this month, according to the Cook County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n Michael Blackwell was taken into custody on Oct. 10 by the Cook County Sheriff\u2019s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, officials said Friday.<\/p>\n Investigators in Wisconsin had notified the task force a week earlier that Blackwell, who was wanted in Milwaukee on a first-degree child sexual assault warrant, had fled the state and might be in the Chicago area.<\/p>\n Officers learned Blackwell may have been staying at a home in the 6200 block of South Fairfield Avenue in Chicago and often used Metra trains to travel to Blue Island and Evergreen Park. After conducting surveillance at the Chicago residence, officers searched near the Blue Island Metra stop and found a man matching his description at a park in the 12300 block of Western Avenue.<\/p>\n Authorities confirmed the man\u2019s identity as Blackwell and arrested him without incident. In addition to the Wisconsin warrant, Blackwell also had an active Cook County warrant for failure to appear in an obstructing identification case.<\/p>\n He remains in custody at the Cook County Jail.<\/p>\n The Source: The information in this report came from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n The case involves Michael Blackwell, a 60-year-old man who was wanted in Wisconsin for child sexual assault. He was arrested in Blue Island by the Cook County Sheriff\u2019s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. <\/p>\n The investigation began when authorities in Wisconsin notified the task force that Blackwell had fled the state and might be in the Chicago area. Officers conducted surveillance at a Chicago residence where Blackwell may have been staying and searched near the Blue Island Metra stop, where they found a man matching his description at a park. <\/p>\n Blackwell was arrested without incident and remains in custody at the Cook County Jail. He has an active warrant in Wisconsin for first-degree child sexual assault and an active Cook County warrant for failure to appear in an obstructing identification case. <\/p>\n The arrest of Michael Blackwell is a significant development in the case, and it highlights the importance of cooperation between law enforcement agencies across state lines. The case is a reminder of the serious nature of child sexual assault and the need for swift and effective action to bring perpetrators to justice. <\/p>\n Q: Who is Michael Blackwell? Introduction to the Case A 60-year-old man wanted in Wisconsin for child sexual assault was arrested in Blue Island earlier this month, according to the Cook County Sheriff\u2019s Office. Michael Blackwell | Cook County Sheriff’s Office BLUE ISLAND, Ill. – A 60-year-old man wanted in Wisconsin for child sexual assault was arrested in Blue Island […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-30881","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crime-reports"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.foxtv.com\/static.fox32chicago.com\/www.fox32chicago.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1280\/720\/michael-blackwell.jpg?ve=1&tl=1&w=1280&resize=1280,720&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30881"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30884,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30881\/revisions\/30884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Case Details<\/h2>\n
Investigation and Arrest<\/h2>\n
Charges and Custody<\/h2>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
FAQs<\/h2>\n
\nA: Michael Blackwell is a 60-year-old man who was wanted in Wisconsin for child sexual assault.
\nQ: Where was Blackwell arrested?
\nA: Blackwell was arrested in Blue Island, Illinois.
\nQ: What are the charges against Blackwell?
\nA: Blackwell has an active warrant in Wisconsin for first-degree child sexual assault and an active Cook County warrant for failure to appear in an obstructing identification case.
\nQ: Where is Blackwell being held?
\nA: Blackwell is being held at the Cook County Jail.
\nQ: What law enforcement agencies were involved in the arrest?
\nA: The Cook County Sheriff\u2019s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force were involved in the arrest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"