A West Facet man who lured 4 males to his residence and robbed them whereas he was speculated to be confined by an ankle monitor for a pending machine gun possession case has been sentenced to fifteen years in jail.
Christopher Anderson, 22, admitted in courtroom that he used Instagram to arrange conferences with the victims, who got here to his residence within the 400 block of South Laramie final winter.
On November 27, police mentioned, Anderson’s first sufferer was a hid carry license holder who misplaced his iPhone, a Coach bag and pockets, a Canada Goose coat, his firearms licenses, and $1,667 that Anderson transferred to himself via CashApp. One other sufferer, robbed on December 14, reported shedding a Nike observe jacket and pants, a Canada Goose cranium cap, his iPhone, and $79 money.
Detectives ultimately linked 4 circumstances to Anderson after victims recognized him in photograph lineups and on social media. Investigators additionally reported discovering incriminating messages on his telephone.
On the time of the robberies, Anderson was already going through gun costs after Chicago police allegedly caught him stashing a handgun outfitted with a machine gun swap and an prolonged journal below the hood of a automobile in August 2024. Prosecutors requested Decide David Kelly to maintain Anderson in custody pending trial on machine gun possession costs, however Kelly disagreed and launched him on digital monitoring. It didn’t take lengthy for Anderson to determine how one can carry crime victims to his entrance door.
Anderson has now pleaded responsible to 4 counts of armed theft and acquired a 15-year sentence from Decide Ursula Walowski. He additionally pleaded responsible to the machine gun possession case, however that cost was decreased to an ordinary gun cost. Walowski gave him three years for that.
With Illinois’ customary 50% sentence discount for good habits, credit score for the time he spent on digital monitoring, and the months he spent in jail on the theft costs, Anderson is predicted to stroll free in Might 2032.
