A Venezuelan migrant accused of attacking an 85-year-old woman in her Gold Coast building and later targeting other victims in the Loop and Boystown has been detained following his arrest at a downtown pawn shop.
Ignacio Linares-Rodriguez, 40, allegedly trailed the elderly woman into her building in the 100 block of West Oak Street around 7 a.m. on July 25. Once inside, he allegedly tore a bracelet from her wrist, tried to grab her necklace, and attempted to steal her ring. When the ring would not come off, prosecutors said, he resorted to biting her left ring finger in an effort to pry it loose. The woman managed to resist, and Linares-Rodriguez fled.
Recently, officers monitoring surveillance cameras downtown spotted Linares-Rodriguez walking into a pawn shop in the 400 block of South Clark Street. Patrol cars were dispatched, and police moved in to arrest him…