CHICAGO — A man who robbed a McDonald’s customer at gunpoint on the West Side has been hospitalized after the restaurant’s customers attacked and beat him until Chicago police arrived, officials said. And, prosecutors allege, it was the second time in 10 days that the gunman had robbed the same victim at the same restaurant.
The first robbery took place on November 13 at the McDonald’s at 5153 West Chicago Avenue. Prosecutors said Ahmod Johnson, 21, entered the restaurant and demanded a 46-year-old man’s property while displaying a gun in his waistband.
Johnson continued to beat the victim and made the victim take off his pants before escaping with the man’s phone, wallet and $500 cash, according to the state’s detention request.
Johnson then returned to the restaurant on Nov. 23 around 5:30 p.m., pointed a loaded gun at the same victim and took his money, the petition said.
But this robbery ended a little differently. According to a CPD report, Johnson “was tackled, held on the ground and beaten by unknown bystanders until police arrived.”
Officers arrived to find Johnson face down on the ground while “a crowd of people held him down and kicked him in the head.”
Police detained Johnson, retrieved a firearm and handed him a magazine, and “cleared the crowd to prevent further injury to the perpetrator,” the police report said. Surveillance cameras captured the incident.
Johnson, who was bleeding from the head and mouth and complained of abdominal pain, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition, the report said.
Judge Susana Ortiz granted the state’s detention request. Johnson remains in jail awaiting trial on two counts of armed robbery.
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Tim Hecke is the managing partner of CWBChicago. He started his career at KMOX, the legendary news radio station in St. Louis. From there he went on to work at stations in Minneapolis, Chicago and New York City. Tim went on to build syndicated radio news and content services serving each of America’s 100 largest radio markets. He became managing partner of CWBChicago in 2019. His email address is tim@cwbchicago.com
