A West Chicago man is in custody after allegedly pointing a firearm at a man sitting in his truck and demanding his cell phone Thursday afternoon.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and West Chicago Chief of Police Colin Fleury announced Friday that Judge Joshua Dieden has granted the State’s motion to deny pre-trial release for the 39-year-old man, a felon, who has been charged with two counts of Attempt Armed Robbery (a Class 1 Felony); one count of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon (a Class 3 Felony); one count of Reckless Discharge of a Firearm (a Class 4 Felony); and three counts of Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding a Police Officer (a Class 4 Felony).
According to authorities, on Thursday at approximately 12:16pm, West Chicago police officers were dispatched to a building on the 100 block of Galena Street for a call of a man with a gun. Following an investigation, it is alleged that the suspect had approached a man who was sitting in his truck and told the victim that he was “in his neighborhood” and that he should leave. The suspect then showed a knife to the victim, finally pointing a black handgun at him and demanded his cell phone. The victim backed out of the driveway and fled the scene…