Teens charged with armed robbery, carjacking in downtown Chicago
Jaylin Thompson | Chicago police
CHICAGO - Three teens were arrested and charged after an armed robbery and carjacking in downtown Chicago Tuesday afternoon.
Police said two 17-year-old boys and a 19-year-old man were arrested around 7:36 p.m. in connection to an armed robbery and carjacking in the 500 block of South Federal Street less than an hour before.
Jaylin Thompson and the boys were accused of taking a car and personal belongings from a 39-year-old man at gunpoint, according to police.
The vehicle was found at a gas station in the 7000 block of South Damen Avenue. The suspects ran away from police, but were caught and put under arrested.
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Thompson, of West Englewood, was charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking, armed robbery with a firearm and criminal trespass to a vehicle.
He is due in bond court Thursday.
No additional information is available at this time.