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<\/p>\nThe Brief<\/p>\n
Misty McMichael, 55, widow of Bears Hall of Famer Steve “Mongo” McMichael, was arrested early Friday in Will County on a domestic battery charge.<\/p>\n
Deputies responded to a 911 hang-up in Frankfort; a man alleged McMichael choked him during an argument, and deputies reported seeing scratches on his neck.<\/p>\n
McMichael was taken to the Will County Adult Detention Facility and is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n
WILL COUNTY – The widow of Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Steve “Mongo” McMichael was arrested early Friday on a domestic battery charge in Will County, according to court records.<\/p>\n
What we know<\/p>\n
Misty McMichael, 55, is charged with one count of domestic battery involving physical contact, according to court records.<\/p>\n
About 5:25 a.m., Will County sheriff\u2019s deputies were dispatched to a home in Frankfort on Kuse Road for a 911 hang-up call and a welfare check, the Will County Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n
When deputies arrived, they encountered McMichael and a man who told authorities they had been drinking and arguing for several hours.<\/p>\n
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Pictured is Misty McMichael.<\/p>\n
(Will County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n
The man told deputies the argument became physical and alleged that McMichael choked him, the sheriff\u2019s office said. McMichael told deputies the dispute did not become physical.<\/p>\n
A witness reported hearing the pair arguing for hours, followed by loud noises and banging, and later found both of them on the kitchen floor, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Deputies observed injuries and scratches on the man\u2019s neck, according to the sheriff\u2019s office. McMichael was then taken to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.<\/p>\n
What’s next<\/p>\n
Court records show McMichael is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n
The backstory<\/p>\n
Steve McMichael, known as “Mongo,” died in April 2025 after a three-year battle with ALS. He was 67.<\/p>\n
Misty McMichael served as his primary caregiver during his illness and helped raise awareness about the disease.<\/p>\n
Steve is survived by Misty and their 17-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n
The Source<\/p>\n
The information in this article was provided by the Will County Sheriff’s Office and previous FOX Chicago reporting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief Misty McMichael, 55, widow of Bears Hall of Famer Steve “Mongo” McMichael, was arrested early Friday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":766399,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[374,60259,7,109020,6,9966,106055],"class_list":["post-766398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-bears","tag-domestic-battery-charge","tag-football","tag-misty-mcmichael","tag-nfl","tag-steve-mcmichael","tag-will-county"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116107705050598837","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}