Lake County man faces murder, drug charges in Cragin shooting
CHICAGO - A Lindenhurst man is facing several charges in connection with a fatal shooting last June in the Cragin neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side.
Anthony Jacobson, 22, was arrested Tuesday after police found him inside a stolen vehicle in the 6000 block of West Addison Street in Dunning.
He is accused of being part of a group who shot and killed 38-year-old Steve Renteria on June 16 in the 5000 block of West Altgeld Street, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Renteria was in his car around 3:25 p.m. when Jacobson who was traveling in a black Audi SUV shot him, police said. Renteria was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood where he was pronounced dead.
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Officers recovered cocaine, marijuana and a fully automatic firearm from the stolen vehicle during Jacobson's arrest.
Jacobson was charged with nine felonies:
- One count of first-degree murder
- Two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer
- Two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle
- One count of unlawful use of a weapon
- One count of possession of a controlled substance 15+ grams of cocaine
- One count of manufacturing or delivering cannabis between 30-5000 grams
- One count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon without a FOID
Jacobson is scheduled to appear in court Thursday.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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