A 52-year-old Uptown man is scheduled to seem in court docket Friday afternoon for a detention listening to after Chicago police say he randomly attacked two ladies within the Gold Coast final month.
He’s the newest of at the very least three males who’ve been charged with finishing up so-called “Loop Puncher” assaults within the downtown space and alongside the CTA.
Roger Aiken is accused of finishing up two unprovoked assaults inside minutes of one another on the night of September 15, in response to a Chicago Police Division information launch.
Police mentioned the primary assault occurred round 7:20 p.m. when Aiken allegedly struck a 43-year-old lady within the left leg as she walked alongside Division Road simply west of State Road. Minutes later, he allegedly attacked a 56-year-old lady within the 1100 block of North Clark Road, severely injuring her.
Prosecutors have charged Aiken with two counts of aggravated battery in a public place, one depend of aggravated battery on public transit, and one depend of aggravated battery inflicting nice bodily hurt.
Extra particulars in regards to the alleged assaults and Aiken’s background are anticipated to be disclosed throughout Friday’s court docket listening to on the Leighton Felony Courthouse.
Final Friday, Derek Rucker, 37, was ordered detained after prosecutors outlined a collection of violent incidents that investigators tied to the 6-foot-5, 250-pounder.
In late August, William Livingston, 32, the main target of a number of CWBChicago tales since 2022, was detained after prosecutors mentioned he randomly punched and badly injured a lady within the Loop.
Tim Hecke is CWBChicago’s managing companion. He began his profession at KMOX, the legendary information radio station in St. Louis. From there, he moved on to work at stations in Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York Metropolis. Tim went on to construct syndicated radio information and content material companies that served each considered one of America’s 100 largest radio markets. He grew to become CWBChicago’s managing companion in 2019.
His e-mail tackle is tim@cwbchicago.com
