Teen charged in separate carjacking, beating of 14-year-old in Chicago

A teenage boy is facing charges in a carjacking last September and the beating of another teen earlier this month on Chicago's South Side.

The 16-year-old is accused of being part of a group who took a vehicle by force from a 24-year-old man on Sept. 4 in the 200 block of West 22nd Place in Chinatown, police said.

He was also charged in connection with the aggravated battery of a 14-year-old boy that caused serious injuries on Feb. 3 in the 6700 block of South California Avenue in Marquette Park.

The teen was arrested Thursday in the 5100 block of South Wentworth Avenue.

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He was charged with vehicular hijacking, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and possession of a stolen vehicle.

The teen is due in juvenile court Friday.