Chicago-Charles Platt started this week as a five-time convicted criminal. From his last appearance on Tuesday, he is an eight -time convicted criminal. Platt, 53, guilty of carjacking during the hearing, argued, aggravated theft and the possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Judge Peggy Chiampas gave him two simultaneous 13-year prison sentences.
The first two charges stem from a kaacking of a vehicle that ended with Platt that crashed the vehicle while being chased by Illinois State Police Troopers at speeds of up to 102 km / h.
On November 15, 2022, a 41-year-old woman left her car in the 2700 block of North Sawyer then Platt and another man confronted her around 5:50 PM
While the victim took her backpack off the car, Platt put her in a headlock and told her that his companion would shoot her if she did not satisfy, said publicities of justice. The woman argued and struggled with Platt, who tried to grab her bag and eventually got control of her car keys. He reportedly drove her car away with his accomplice in the passenger seat.
Later that night a state strooper saw the hijacked car and tried to pull it near 79th Street and Cottage Grove. The driver initially seemed to stop, but he suddenly accelerated to more than 102 km / h, ran several red lights and crashed into a building in 95th Street and Cottage Grove, officials said. The Staatstrooper crashed on a CTA bush box at the same intersection.
Rescue staff took Platt from the driver’s seat from the hijacked car. He was admitted to the hospital with a broken hip and other injuries. The Trooper who crashed was also extracted and admitted to the hospital for broken bones. The prosecutors said that both cars had passengers, who were also removed from the wreck by the Chicago fire brigade.
The prosecutors said his criminal background in 1995, 2002 and 2010 on theft contains convictions and illegal use of a weapon by a criminal in 1999.
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