VILLA PARK, Ill. — Pre-trial release has been denied for a Villa Park man accused of punching a police officer in the face following a chase early Sunday morning.

Aizik Davila, an 18-year-old Villa Park resident, has been charged with one count of aggravated battery to a police officer, one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding and one misdemeanor count of resisting a police officer.

According to the police, the incident began around 3:49 a.m. on Sunday morning, when a Villa Park police officer spotted a 2021 Hyundai Palisade on St. Charles Road, which was allegedly being driven by Davila, who had fled from Cicero officers earlier in the evening.

The Villa Park officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop by activating his emergency lights and sirens, but the officers said that was wh

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