Robert Pinkston | Chicago police
CHICAGO - A 39-year-old Riverdale man has been charged with a November carjacking on the Near North Side.
Robert Pinkston is facing one count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm, according to Chicago police.
Pinkston was arrested about 1 p.m. Tuesday after being identified as the person who allegedly flashed a gun and carjacked a 30-year-old man Nov. 27 in the 1200 block of North Clark Street, police said.
He is due in bond court Thursday.
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