A 19-year-old man is going through a stack of felony expenses for allegedly lining up a automobile sale and turning it right into a violent carjacking on the Northwest Aspect, sparking a wild police chase that ended with him crashing twice and hiding behind a tree.
Prosecutors mentioned Armahn Johnson organized to fulfill two males, ages 47 and 20, at a gasoline station within the 4000 block of North Laramie Avenue on August 5 beneath the guise of shopping for their black 2011 Infiniti G37. After they confirmed up, he allegedly pulled a gun and demanded the automobile.
Helpfully, the gasoline station’s safety cameras recorded your complete incident.
Utilizing license plate readers, Chicago police and Illinois state troopers finally discovered the hijacked automobile on the Dan Ryan Expressway. Johnson allegedly tried to shake troopers by dashing off the expressway, blowing crimson lights, and hitting 81 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone. The pursuit solely ended after Johnson crashed by way of a fence close to fortieth and Michigan, then slammed into one other impediment close to Garfield and State, a CPD report mentioned.
A state trooper and Chicago cops chased Johnson on foot and located him hiding behind a tree, in accordance with the report. Prosecutors mentioned they discovered a loaded handgun in his backpack.
Decide Antonio Panici, Jr. granted the state’s petition to maintain Johnson detained. He’s charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking, two counts of aggravated possession of a weapon, and two counts of aggravated fleeing.
Chicago police have issued almost a dozen group alerts this 12 months warning residents about criminals utilizing Fb Market to lure victims into theft traps.
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