A 16-year-old boy tried to kill a person on the West Facet whereas being on pretrial launch for prices pending in juvenile court docket, prosecutors mentioned. The boy, John Stamps, can also be accused of robbing individuals whereas on pretrial launch by luring them into traps through Fb Market and a resale app.
In response to newly filed allegations, Stamps shot an 18-year-old man within the chest and again on the night of November 3 within the 5600 block of West Madison Road. Officers responding to a “particular person shot” name discovered the sufferer collapsed in a second-floor hallway, unable to talk. His mom instructed police he entered by way of the again of the house, mentioned he had been shot, and fell to the ground. He has undergone a number of surgical procedures at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
Prosecutors mentioned a witness remembered seeing the sufferer exterior a close-by retailer with three different individuals, together with Stamps. Surveillance video captured the group approaching the sufferer, who walked away a short while later. Stamps adopted, chased him into an alley, raised a gun, and opened fireplace, in accordance with the allegations.
A Chicago police officer acknowledged Stamps within the video, so investigators put Stamps’ image in a photograph lineup. Each the witness and the sufferer later picked him out.
Prosecutors additionally tied Stamps to 2 resale-app scams on the 4000 block of West Polk Road.
Round 2:31 p.m. on November 4, a 42-year-old man went to the block to purchase a cellphone from a girl for $150, however she instructed him her son would full the sale. When he arrived, the supposed son punched him within the face. Two extra males approached, one pointed a gun and demanded his valuables, whereas the opposite rifled by way of the sufferer’s pockets. The trio escaped with $250 and a pair of AirPods.
Detectives traced the Karrot app account used within the setup to a girl with a special title who lived close to Stamps, prosecutors mentioned. Officers aware of Stamps from a earlier investigation positioned him into a photograph lineup, and the sufferer recognized him.
Stamps can also be charged with stealing $200 from a 34-year-old man on July 26 throughout a Fb Market assembly organized on the identical block. That sufferer, who agreed to purchase a cellphone from a person, was instructed the vendor’s son would drop off the machine. Whereas he waited in his automotive, Stamps allegedly walked up, reached inside, and grabbed the cash. Investigators put him in a photograph lineup final week, and the sufferer picked him because the thief.
Stamps is charged as an grownup with tried homicide and aggravated battery by discharging a firearm. He’s charged as a juvenile with armed theft and felony theft from an individual. Decide Rivanda Doss Beal ordered him detained.
The “not horrible” collection
This report continues our protection of people accused of killing, capturing, or attempting to kill or shoot others on pretrial launch for a felony allegation. CWBChicago started our collection of experiences in November 2019 after then-Prepare dinner County Chief Decide Timothy Evans publicly said, “We haven’t had any horrible incidents happen” underneath the court docket’s bond reform initiative.
The precise variety of murders and shootings dedicated by individuals awaiting trial for felony allegations is undoubtedly a lot increased than the numbers seen right here. Since 2017, CPD has introduced prices in lower than 5% of non-fatal shootings and 33% of murders, in accordance with town’s knowledge. You may see the entire “not horrible” tales right here.
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