"Santa" Accused Of Battery To Cop And Store Worker

By Anna Deem in News on Dec 5, 2010 6:45PM

Despite the Santa hat and fake fur coat that Adam Klimek, 35, was sporting on Friday, his mood was anything but jolly. Klimek was asked to leave the Brown Elephant store at 3651 N. Halsted in Lakeview because he was cursing at other customers and appeared to be intoxicated, police said via the Chicago Sun-Times. While he was escorted out of the store, Klimek allegedly pushed a store employee to the sidewalk before fleeing south on Halsted. Police caught up with him and told him he was under arrest, which caused Klimek to spit at and kick an officer in the shin, according to the police report. Klimek was charged with felony aggravated battery to police and misdemeanor counts of battery and criminal trespass.