Former Will County judge’s son sentenced to prison after 2nd attack of ex-wife

A former judge’s son was sentenced to 27 months in prison after he was convicted a second time of attacking his ex-wife but may only end up serving a little more than three months of that time.

Judge Ed Burmila on Tuesday handed down the sentence for Louis Goode, 35, who pleaded guilty to battering his ex-wife on Oct. 12, 2018.

Goode is the son of former Judge Carla Alessio Policandriotes.

Goode must serve 50% of his 27-month sentence and he received 314 days credit for time served in pretrial detention, which leaves him with about 96 to go, according to Will County Assistant State’s Attorney Christine Vukmir.

Vukmir said Goode had struck his ex-wife in the face, which caused her glasses to scratch her, grabbed her ponytail, struck her head, threw her out of a parked car and then drove away, leaving her alone in a parking lot.

Goode’s ex-wife told Burmila that Goode was physically, mentally and emotionally abusive toward her.

“Never did I ever deserve how he treated me,” she said.

Burmila said a prison sentence was appropriate for Goode after he noted Goode victimized his ex-wife more than once and he committed his latest crime against her while still on probation for his 2014 criminal case.

In that case, Goode pleaded guilty to unlawful restraint and domestic battery for pushing his ex-wife and ordering her to enter the trunk of his vehicle, court records show. He closed the trunk on her but re-opened it minutes later.

Goode completed his two years of probation for domestic battery on May 16, 2018, but he still had six months left for his 30-month probation for unlawful restraint, court records show.

Burmila said Goode received multiple opportunities for counseling in the 2014 case. He also said Goode fled the Will County Courthouse when he was supposed to submit to drug testing on Aug. 23, 2019, and then took off Colorado.

Goode was eventually apprehended in Colorado and taken to Missouri for a criminal case there. Afterward, he was sent to the Will County jail and then released when his stepfather, Tony Policandriotes, a retired Will County Sheriff’s Office detective, posted 10% of his $750,000 bond.

At Goode’s sentencing, Carla Alessio Policandriotes told Burmila about her son’s struggles with alcoholism and addiction. She said he has been able to receive medication for his mental health issues.

“I do know that he has the tools, he has the ability and he has the momentum now to keep going forward,” she said.

Carla Alessio Policandriotes said she and her husband, Tony Policandriotes, have guardianship of the child of Goode and his ex-wife.

Goode’s ex-wife filed a petition to terminate that guardianship in a 2018 probate case that remains under seal from public view, according to court records. On Sept. 4, Carla Alessio and Tony Policandriotes filed a petition for allocation of parental rights and responsibilities, which was also placed under seal.

Court records show attorney Edward Jaquays is representing Carla Alessio and Tony Policandriotes in their petition. Jaquays also represented Goode in his 2014 domestic battery case.