Men charged with robbing pair on Near West Side

Devonta Thompson (left) and Simeon Allen | Chicago police

Two men have been charged for allegedly robbing a man and a woman Tuesday on Chicago's Near West Side.

Devonta Thompson, 26, and Simeon Allen, 24, are accused of robbing a man and a woman at gunpoint around 9 p.m. in the first block of North Green Street, police said.

Thompson and Allen were arrested roughly three hours later in the 2100 block of West Warren Boulevard, police said.

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They were both charged two counts of armed robbery. Allen was charged with one count of armed habitual criminal.

Thompson and Allen are due in bond court Friday.