3300 block of W. Wrightwood Ave. — Reported Crash Site of Stolen Malibu
A Chicago Public Schools teacher was stabbed five times in what investigators describe as an apparently random attack while riding a CTA bus home from work on September 10, then watched his attacker allegedly flee, steal a car and crash it blocks away. A Cook County judge has now ordered the accused attacker held without bail as the case moves toward trial.
According to CWB Chicago, the 50-year-old teacher, identified by the outlet through his online profile, boarded an eastbound No. 77 Belmont bus at Oketo Avenue to head home from work that day. About 20 minutes later, 32-year-old Jeromeyo Gibson allegedly climbed aboard the back of the bus without paying the fare, carrying a duffle bag. Around 4:55 p.m., near Belmont and Milwaukee avenues, Gibson allegedly attacked the teacher without warning, stabbing him twice in the neck and three times in his upper back. The stabbing was captured on CTA video, the outlet reports.
Carjacking and Crash Followed the Attack
After the stabbing, Gibson allegedly fled south on Milwaukee Avenue, where he came across a red Chevrolet Malibu parked in the 3000 block with its engine running and doors unlocked. The report states he climbed into the driver’s seat and drove off, pulling the vehicle’s 44-year-old owner to the ground in the process. Gibson then continued south to the 3000 block of North Milwaukee Avenue before the stolen Malibu ended up in the 3300 block of West Wrightwood Avenue, where he allegedly drove into oncoming traffic, sideswiped another vehicle and caused the car to spin out…