Lake County man accused of Fox Lake home invasion, meth possession

A Lake County man is accused of breaking into a home in Fox Lake and attacking two people inside.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office said Nicholas J. Coles, 33, kicked the door open at a house on Lippincott Road in Fox Lake on Friday night.

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Investigators said he punched a woman in the face repeatedly, breaking several teeth. Then he allegedly attacked and bit a man who came to her rescue.

 Several hours later, police said, a sheriff’s deputy on patrol found Coles’ vehicle in unincorporated Spring Grove. Coles was arrested and booked on charges of home invasion, unlawful possession of meth, domestic battery and battery.

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