Naperville's Homeless Protester May Soon Have New Home
By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 21, 2011 9:40PM
Scott Huber, who's gained a fair amount of notoriety in recent years for living as a "homeless protester" on the streets of Naperville, could possibly find himself in a jail cell after he was convicted of disorderly conduct. He faces up to six months in hail when he's due for sentencing in December.
The conviction stems from a Feb, 2010 altercation with psychologist Katherine Borchardt. Borchardt asked Huber to relocate himself and his growing pile of stuff elsewhere, which agitated Huber to the point where he followed Borchardt into her office building and pounded on her locked office door demanding her name as she called police.
This isn't Huber's first disorderly conduct conviction. He was also convicted last year after he refused to leave an downtown Naperville business. The town government has fought with Huber for years. In 2009 Naperville City Council passed an ordinance "banning sleeping, camping and storing personal property" within certain areas of downtown, an ordinance that seemed geared specifically at Huber and his presence downtown.
A DuPage County judge later granted an injunction preventing Huber from living on the streets of Naperville. After his latest conviction, Huber expressed disappointment.
“Obviously, I’m disappointed. I really feel like I get railroaded in this courthouse every time I come here."
Huber also has a history of failing to show up for his court appearances, which may or may not have contributed to the "railroading." Even though Huber said he's homeless as a protest, it isn't exactly clear what it is he's been protesting all these years.