Devon Jones, 22, has been charged after Chicago police say he attacked and robbed a pregnant woman inside a Loop CTA station while he was supposed to be confined under the county’s electronic monitoring program. The woman was treated for scratches and bruises and told detectives that her assailant grabbed her purse, took an iPad and then rode off on a bicycle. Authorities say Jones was arrested later in December on an unrelated burglary allegation and is now being held while his case moves through court.
CTA surveillance footage reportedly shows Jones riding trains, sleeping on platforms and repeatedly leaving his residence in violation of court-ordered stay-at-home rules in the lead-up to the October incident, according to CWB Chicago. Prosecutors say he approached the woman in the pedestrian tunnel that connects the Red and Blue Line stations at Jackson, at 230 South State Street, struck her, wrestled for her bag and fled with an iPad. The victim later identified him in a photo lineup, the outlet reports.
Court filings indicate Jones had already racked up at least eight electronic-monitoring violations after an August arrest and was kept on an ankle bracelet instead of being held in custody, according to IJR. Prosecutors say they asked a judge to detain him because of a prior felony record that included a gun case, but the judge declined, the filings state…