A convicted felon who attacked and robbed a pregnant woman inside a Loop CTA station while on electronic monitoring has been given a 10-year prison sentence.
Officials said 23-year-old Devon Jones spent hours riding CTA trains, sleeping on station platforms, and moving freely through the transit system in the hours leading up to the attack despite a judge’s order that required him to be at home while awaiting trial in a pending weapons case. Court records also show that Jones remained on an ankle monitor even after court officers had repeatedly flagged him for violations.
Jones was placed on an ankle monitor after Chicago police arrested him on August 3, 2025, for allegedly causing a disturbance inside a West Loop restaurant, where he was found carrying a Taser, according to CPD and court records. Because Jones was a convicted felon with prior convictions that included a gun case, prosecutors asked Judge Susana Ortiz to detain him pending trial. She declined and instead ordered electronic monitoring, requiring Jones to stay home except during limited, preapproved windows from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays…