Man charged after trying to rob group with replica gun on Chicago's Southwest Side
Thomas Porter | Chicago police
CHICAGO - An Illinois man was charged with attempting to rob three people with a replica gun Thursday in the Marquette Park neighborhood.
Thomas Porter, 28, is accused of trying to rob three men, ages 23, 25 and 46, with a replica firearm around 4 p.m. in the 6600 block of South Whipple Street, police said.
Porter, of East Peoria, was arrested moments later in the same block, according to officials.
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He was charged with one felony count of attempted aggravated robbery.
Porter is due in bond court Friday.