CHICAGO — Three Chicago residents have been indicted on federal charges in connection with a deadly dayslong crime spree in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs in September of 2020.
According to a federal superseding indictment returned on Thursday, 22-year-old Edson Resendez, 22-year-old Maverick Cela, and 23-year-old Prezila Apreza have been charged with firearm offenses, conspiracy, and carjacking.
Federal prosecutors say the charges stem from the group’s alleged involvement in a string of carjackings and two murders that unfolded over a 10-day period between Sept. 11 and Sept. 21.
The latest indictment renews charges filed in 2022 against Resendez and Cela for conspiracy to commit carjackings and two counts of carjacking, as well as an additional count against Resendez for using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
The new indictment also adds Apreza as a defendant and charges her, Resendez, and Cela with two other carjackings in Skokie and Berwyn, conspiracy and firearm offenses.