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Man charged after armed robbery, vehicular hijacking on same morning: police

By Cody King
Published  December 27, 2024 7:04pm CST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • Giotono Evans, 19, of Romeoville, faces felony charges for vehicular hijacking with a weapon and armed robbery in connection with two incidents on Sept. 24.
    • Evans allegedly stole a vehicle at gunpoint from a 70-year-old man and later robbed a 23-year-old woman on the same morning in Chicago.
    • He was arrested Thursday in Berwyn and is scheduled for a detention hearing on Dec. 28.

CHICAGO - A 19-year-old man is facing felony charges after an armed robbery and vehicular hijacking in Chicago on the same morning, authorities said. 

Pictured if Giotono Evans, 19. (Chicago PD )

Giotono Evans, of Romeoville, is charged with one felony count of vehicular hijacking with a weapon and one felony count of armed robbery, according to Chicago police.

He was arrested Thursday in the 1200 block of S. Harlem Avenue in Berwyn.

Authorities say Evans stole a vehicle at gunpoint from a 70-year-old man on Sept. 24 at 5 a.m. in the 2600 block of W. Pershing. He is also charged in connection with an armed robbery of a 23-year-old woman 30 minutes later in the 6100 block of S. California.

Evans is set to appear in court for a detention hearing on Dec. 28.

The Source

  • The information in this story was provided by the Chicago Police Department. 

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