CHICAGO — A decide in Chicago on Thursday sentenced a person to fifteen years in jail for committing three armed carjackings whereas being on parole for 2 stolen motorized vehicle instances. Taj Newson, 27, pleaded responsible to the fees earlier than Decide Steven Watkins, courtroom information present.
Newson, who has been convicted of possessing stolen automobiles 3 times, was on parole for 2 of these instances when he made preparations to examine a automotive that was on the market so he might carjack it throughout a check drive, officers mentioned.
Based on prosecutors, Newson took a 2004 Chevy on a check drive on November 16, 2023, and compelled the sufferer out of the automobile within the 4200 block of North Pulaski.
“I don’t need you to get damage,” he allegedly instructed the proprietor.
CPD’s hijacking activity drive positioned the stolen Chevy about two hours later through the use of town’s license plate reader community, in keeping with Newson’s arrest report. Cops closed in on the automobile and pulled Newson over within the 3600 block of West Roosevelt. He allegedly instructed the officers he was “testing [the car] for a consumer.”
Along with that case, Newson pleaded responsible to carjacking one other driver within the 3000 block of West 52nd Avenue on October 9, 2023, and hijacking one other automobile in a financial institution parking zone within the 5400 block of West Belmont on November 7, 2023.
Decide Watkins handed him 15 years for every case and ordered the sentences to be served concurrently. With good habits, Newson shall be eligible for parole after serving half the time.
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