Caban originally appeared in bond court last month after being arrested for the felony charge of possessing a defaced firearm.  At that time, the court set Caban’s bond at $100,000 requiring Caban to post 10% or $10,000 cash to be released. Caban posted that bond.   

On October 7, 2022, Caban was ticketed by the Lake Forest Police Department with a misdemeanor offense of consumption/possession of alcohol by a minor. At the time, the Lake Forest Police Department began an investigation into Caban related to a suspected arson incident at a local business. Based on this information, the State’s Attorney’s Office filed a motion to increase the bond associated with the original felony firearm charge.  

Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office spokesperson, Steve Spagnolo, stated, “Contrary to what has been reported in media outlets, our office did not have the discretion to file a new felony charge of violating bail bond. Under the current statute, a new felony charge of violating bail bond can only be filed in certain instances – which did not apply here. But we did file a motion to increase bond on the firearm case, and we were successful on that motion this morning. This was the correct procedure under the current law.”  

In the hearing today, Judge Theodore Potkonjak doubled Caban’s bond to $200,000 and added restrictions on Caban’s movements should he post that bond.   

The arson investigation was completed this weekend, and the State’s Attorney’s Office approved felony charges on Sunday. Lake Forest Police Department officers served Caban on an arson warrant this afternoon, and he is being held in the jail on that charge in lieu of a $1 million bond. Caban will appear in bond court tomorrow.  

State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart stated, “The State’s Attorney’s office worked closely with the Lake Forest Police Department over several days to complete the investigation, and we needed to incorporate the work of the fire department and the statements of an eyewitness after the incident. I want to thank everyone involved in building a rock-solid arson case against this offender.”