CHICAGO – A man with two carjacking cases pending in juvenile court along with a 13-year-old carjacked a man at gunpoint near Goose Island, officials say.
Prosecutors said the 13-year-old displayed a gun when he and 18-year-old Keondre Pitts robbed a man around 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 9 in the 700 block of West Division. They then drove away with the victim’s 2024 Honda Civic. according to an Illinois State Police report.
About 30 minutes later, the Chicago Police Department’s hijacking task force broadcast the Civic’s license plate number and location. It wasn’t long before two state troopers spotted the hijacked vehicle at a red light near Lafayette and 95th Street.
According to the report, troopers followed the car, which sped away and ended up in the wrong lane on 95th Street. Moments later, Pitts and the 13-year-old jumped out of the car and tried to run away, officials said. According to the state police report, the 13-year-old threw a loaded 9-millimeter handgun as he ran from troopers. It was recovered.
Judge David Kelly granted a state request to keep Pitts in custody pending trial. The judge cited video evidence and the fact that Pitts already had two active vehicle hijacking cases in juvenile court before he turned 18.
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