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Orland Park man charged in Will County with hate crime against woman, allegedly threatened to kill her

Luis Martinez
Luis Martinez
Luis Martinez
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Luis Martinez has been a voice in the Naperville community for over 7 years, focusing on local events and community initiatives. With a background in sociology from Illinois State University, he combines his academic insights with his passion for local activism.

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Reporter · Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 7:29 PM · 1 min read
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Orland Park man charged in Will County with hate crime against woman, allegedly threatened to kill her  — Elgin Community news

An Orland Park man has been charged with committing a hate crime against a woman in Tinley Park by allegedly calling her a terrorist and threatening to throw a grenade at her.On Wednesday, Collin M. McEnery, 33, was charged in Will County with felony hate crime and misdemeanor harassment through electronic communication for a July 7 incident in Tinley Park, court records show.Tinley Park Police Department investigated the case.A criminal complaint alleged McEnery left a voicemail to a woman in which he allegedly referred to her as a terrorist, used a racial slur against people of Middle Eastern descent, and threatened to kill the woman.The charges alleged McEnery made “discriminatory comments about her race and telling her he was going to kill her by throwing a frag grenade at her.”A “frag” grenade is short for fragmentation grenade, which is a type of grenade used by the U.S. military and designed to burst into numerous small, lethal fragments upon explosion. The charges also allege t

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