Three males and two juveniles face theft costs after prosecutors accused them of mugging a bunch of suburbanites admiring town skyline.
4 males from Des Plaines, all between 18 and 20, had been taking within the nighttime view of downtown from a parking storage roof within the 2300 block of West Logan, in keeping with prosecutors. Not less than one different group was admiring the view from the roof and somebody from that group walked over to the victims and requested which gang they related to, prosecutors stated in detention proffers.
Moments later, the whole second group crossed the roof and robbed the victims, the filings said. One of many juveniles brandished a knife and chased a suburban man. The person escaped however misplaced a shoe and his telephone whereas fleeing.
The identical juvenile chased a second sufferer and stole his belt.
A 3rd sufferer tried to flee, however the group allegedly pursued him and robbed him of his telephone, pockets, and keys at knifepoint.
Prosecutors stated the robbers chased the victims a brief distance earlier than leaving the scene. In the meantime, the victims used a phone-tracking app to find one among their stolen telephones at a close-by bowling alley. Once they arrived, they allegedly noticed all 5 robbers in two separate vehicles within the car parking zone.
The victims flagged down a close-by police officer, who detained the group and known as for backup.
Prosecutors charged Osvaldo Chaidez, 20, Jack Ognar, 18, Ryan Eggleston, 29, and the 2 juveniles with 4 counts of theft.
In line with the filings, Chaidez battered one of many victims whereas Ognar recorded the incident on his telephone.
Chicago police investigators allegedly discovered one sufferer’s shoe, one other sufferer’s belt, and a pair of brass knuckles in Eggleston’s automobile.
Decide James Murphy III denied detention for all three adults, ordering them to digital monitoring as an alternative. Particulars in regards to the juvenile circumstances will not be publicly obtainable.
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