Two males accused of robbing 4 individuals at gunpoint in River North have been sentenced to eight years in jail after pleading responsible to armed theft. Marques Williams and Terrion Jackson, each 20, entered their pleas earlier than Choose John Lyke on Wednesday.
The pair, together with two unidentified 17-year-old accomplices, have been accused of committing the River North robberies on March 19, 2023.
Round 10 p.m. that evening, Chicago police and different regulation enforcement businesses have been monitoring a stolen Jeep Compass that Park Ridge police believed had been utilized in a theft exterior a Mariano’s grocery retailer of their city earlier that night. Regardless of being underneath surveillance, prosecutors stated the crew managed to get out and rob 4 extra individuals in River North.
When the Jeep reached the five hundred block of West Chicago Avenue, its driver made a large flip and stopped close to 4 males making ready to enter a parked automobile. 4 individuals jumped out of the SUV, pointed weapons at every of the victims, and took their valuables earlier than fleeing.
Police quickly noticed the Jeep within the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue and pulled it over. 4 individuals ran from the automobile, however all have been arrested close by. Prosecutors stated Williams tossed a gun earlier than his arrest, whereas Jackson threw away a number of cellphones. Officers additionally discovered a second firearm contained in the Jeep, which had been reported stolen earlier that day from the 400 block of North State Avenue.
On the similar time, the theft victims flagged down a Chicago police officer to report what occurred and gave him the license plate quantity from the robbers’ getaway automobile. It matched the plate on the stolen Jeep, based on authorities.
Though neither Jackson nor Williams had grownup prison convictions on the time of their arrests, prosecutors stated each had in depth juvenile histories. Jackson had three pending juvenile instances for carjacking and unlawful gun possession, whereas Williams had an impressive juvenile warrant from McHenry County and a pending Chicago carjacking case. Prosecutors additionally stated Williams had been adjudicated delinquent for gun possession in 2019 and 2020 and for prison trespass to a automobile in 2019.
Williams obtained 1,571 days of credit earned whereas in jail, which means he’s unlikely to serve extra jail time, given the state’s 50 p.c sentence discount for good conduct. Jackson earned 1,062 days of credit score, leaving him with roughly one 12 months to serve earlier than changing into eligible for launch.
Each males are scheduled to seem in court docket subsequent week in reference to theft expenses they face in reference to the Park Ridge holdup.
