Christian Flores allegedly killed ex Charity Geisel with dumbbell: ‘Blunt and sharp force injuries due to an assault’

“SHE CANNOT ESCAPE THIS”!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AUTHORITIES SAY A HOMELESS MAN ATTACKED AND KILLED HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND WITH A DUMBBELL AND A KNIFE INSIDE HER ILLINOIS HOME… AND HE WAS APPREHENDED IN INDIANA WHERE HE NOW FACES A FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE AND EXTRADITION.

Charity Geisel was found dead inside her own residence.

She was 52 years old.

Her body was discovered on the morning of Sunday, August 30.

The discovery was made inside her home in Elgin, Illinois.

Elgin is situated about a 40-mile drive northwest from Chicago.

Authorities said she was attacked and killed inside the home.

According to authorities, the man who attacked her was her ex-boyfriend.

Prosecutors stated that the assailant used a dumbbell and a knife to carry out the fatal attack.

On Monday, August 31, an autopsy was performed on Geisel.

The examination was conducted by Kane County Coroner Dr. Monica Silva, prosecutors said.

Silva’s office issued preliminary findings regarding the cause of death.

Geisel died of “blunt and sharp force injuries due to an assault,” according to those findings.

The Elgin Police Department launched a homicide investigation immediately after the discovery.

During the course of that inquiry, a suspect emerged.

Authorities identified the suspect as 54-year-old Christian B. Flores.

Flores was homeless prior to his arrest, The Chicago Tribune reported.

Investigators determined that Flores had left the area.

Then authorities apprehended him Sunday evening in Indiana.

The Chesterton Police Department in Indiana helped Elgin officers investigate Flores, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Following his capture, Flores was detained in Indiana.

He was held there awaiting extradition to Illinois to face charges in Geisel’s death, prosecutors said.

On Monday, August 31, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office issued an official news release.

Flores was formally charged with first-degree murder in Geisel’s death, according to the release.

Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley issued a public statement regarding the case.

“I wish to extend my condolences to the family and friends of Charity,” Lalley said in the statement.

And Lalley commended the personnel assigned to the case.

“I also wish to thank the members of the Elgin Police Department for their professionalism and quick actions that led to the arrest of Mr. Flores,” the chief said.

Yet the circumstances that preceded the violence remain unknown.

It is unclear what led to the deadly attack against Geisel.

Authorities have not specified potential motives.

It was not immediately clear whether Flores had retained legal counsel.

His first court appearance in Kane County has yet to be scheduled, according to prosecutors.

Under state statute, a conviction on the charge carries substantial prison time.

If someone is found guilty of first-degree murder in Illinois, they would face a minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and up to life in prison, according to the non-profit Restore Justice.

The organization details the legal elements required to sustain the charge.

“To charge someone with first-degree murder, an individual (1) intended to kill or do great bodily harm or knew that their actions would cause death; (2) knew that their actions created a strong probability of death or great bodily harm; or (3) were attempting or committing another felony crime,” the organization explains online.

But prosecutors underscored the legal standing of the case at this stage.

The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said “the charges against Mr. Flores are not proof of guilt, and he is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”

He awaits extradition.

He awaits a court date.

The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.