Owner of Trump Truth Store in Crystal Lake arrested, briefly jailed after failing to appear in court
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Crystal Lake, IL - The owner of the Trump Truth Store in Crystal Lake was arrested and jailed following a traffic stop after she failed to appear in court for a traffic case, with her saying she experienced “horrific” treatment in custody.
Lisa Fleischmann, an Algonquin resident, said she was arrested on Tuesday on a traffic arrest warrant and detained in the DuPage County Jail.
She said the incident was the result of an unresolved paperwork issue after she received a citation for driving without a license in late December 2024 that escalated despite her “repeated efforts to resolve it across multiple jurisdictions.”
Fleischmann, who is the owner of the Trump Truth Store in Crystal Lake, said she appeared in DuPage County Circuit Court in September 2025, October 2025 and twice in November 2025 regarding the traffic offense.
Lisa Fleischmann, the owner of the Trump Truth Store in Crystal Lake, was arrested on Tuesday for failing to appear in court in a traffic case. She recently hosted a grand opening of her new store. | Provided Photo
Court records show she was also cited for operating a vehicle with canceled, suspended or revoked registration, in addition to the driving while license suspended citation.
Fleischmann said she was directed to clear up a related violation in Rolling Meadows and McHenry County.
Both courts later dismissed the charges, including driving without a valid license, after determining the issue stemmed from a failure to provide proof of insurance, she said, adding that her vehicle registration was later reinstated.
Fleischmann said she returned to DuPage County Circuit Court with proof that the matter had been resolved in the other counties but the judge declined to dismiss the charges.
Fleischmann said she never received a certified letter notifying her that her license had been revoked and believed the matter had been fully resolved.
Court records show a court hearing was held in DuPage County on December 2 and Fleischmann failed to appear, with a judge issuing a warrant and prosecutors filing a petition for sanctions.
Fleischmann was arrested on the warrant for failing to appear in court after she finished dinner at Olive Garden with her daughter and a friend.
The traffic stop took place after an officer saw her license plate was bent while she was driving near the former Spring Hill Mall in the West Dundee and Carpentersville area.
Fleischmann was transported to the Carpentersville Police Department and complained that officers had tightened the handcuffs too tightly.