All this is a felony? They have really bizarre folks there in the DeKalb prosecutor's office, but more importantly, really bizarre folks in the IL legislature that provided such a law.
Wrong DeKalb. This is DeKalb County, Georgia.
I'm guessing that, unless there's some permanent damage not mentioned in the article, they overcharged the case to jack up the bail and/or intimidate the defendant, and it'll never go to trial as a felony.