9 years in prison for carjacking Uber Eats driver near Goose Island

A 19-year-old man who helped carjack an Uber Eats driver close to Goose Island obtained a nine-year sentence this week after pleading responsible, closing one chapter of a case that showcased how Chicago police helicopters and Illinois State Police troopers work collectively to apprehend fleeing suspects.

Tayvon Andrews, 19, pleaded responsible this week to aggravated vehicular hijacking and obtained the sentence from Choose Thomas Byrne, court docket information present. Andrews shall be required to serve 50% of the sentence earlier than turning into eligible for launch. His alleged confederate, David Brantley, additionally 19, is scheduled to return to court docket subsequent month for a brand new plea listening to.

The case stemmed from a December 8, 2024, carjacking that focused a 25-year-old supply driver working for Uber Eats. Prosecutors stated the motive force was sitting in his 2016 Toyota sedan round 8:45 p.m. within the 800 block of West Blackhawk Avenue when two males approached.

Andrews allegedly displayed a gun whereas ordering the motive force out of the automobile. Prosecutors stated the sufferer complied, and the lads drove off with Brantley behind the wheel and Andrews within the passenger seat.

Chicago police rapidly situated the stolen Toyota from the air utilizing a CPD helicopter and Illinois State Police troopers joined the response on the bottom as officers tracked the automobile throughout the town.

The pursuit ended about an hour later, round 9:45 p.m., when the Toyota crashed close to 87th Avenue and State Avenue, in line with the police report. State troopers arrested Andrews and Brantley on the scene and turned them over to CPD.

On the time of the hijacking, Brantley had an energetic stolen motorcar case pending in juvenile court docket and was in warrant standing for failing to adjust to court docket situations, prosecutors stated.

The case highlighted a regulation enforcement method that has change into more and more frequent in Chicago. Within the wake of expensive civil lawsuits tied to accidents and deaths from police car pursuits, CPD leaders have discouraged officers from participating in high-speed chases. As an alternative, the division’s helicopter unit regularly tracks fleeing autos from the air, whereas floor models place themselves close by.

Illinois State Police, who function below completely different pursuit tips, generally take a extra energetic function on the bottom. In different instances, CPD models shadow suspects on parallel streets till a car stops or crashes with out participating in a direct pursuit.