A 23-year-old man who joined a group of eight attackers to carry out a string of robberies aboard the Red Line last year, leaving one victim with multiple broken bones and a dislocated ankle, has been given a six-year prison sentence.
Vaughn Jackson pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery and one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection with the January 5, 2025, attacks, court records show.
The attacks began around 5:15 p.m. near the Garfield station, where Jackson and seven others targeted a 45-year-old man, repeatedly striking and stomping on him before taking his cellphone and other belongings. CTA surveillance video showed the victim suffering multiple broken bones and a dislocated ankle, prosecutors said. The ankle injury initially required two surgeries…