(The following is a joint release from the Naperville and Warrenville Police Departments and the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.)
DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin, Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres and Warrenville Chief of Police Sam Bonilla announced today that Judge Joshua Dieden has granted the State’s motion to detain a Naperville man accused of Armed Carjacking/Aggravated Kidnapping and Attempt Armed Carjacking at gunpoint in two separate incidents this past week. Archie Banks, 63 (d.o.b. 8/26/1962) of the 1600 Block of Westminster Drive, appeared in First Appearance Court this morning charged with two counts of Armed Violence (Class X Felony), one count of Attempted Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking with a Firearm (Class 1 Felony) and two counts of Aggravated Battery (Class 3 Felony) in the Naperville case and one count of Aggravated Kidnapping While Armed with a Firearm (Class X Felony) one count of Armed Robbery with a Firearm (Class X Felony), one count of Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking with a Firearm (Class X Felony) and one count of Aggravated Unlawful Restraint (Class 3 Felony) in the Warrenville case.
On August 25, 2025, at approximately 2:07 p.m., Naperville police officers responded to a 911 call at the BP gas station, 1983 Brookdale Drive, regarding a male attacking a female with a weapon. While enroute, an officer observed a male matching the description of the alleged offender, later identified as Banks, walking towards a subdivision. The officer ordered Banks to stop but he continued walking. Officers then detained Banks in the 1500 block of Westminster. After speaking with the victim, officers learned that she was sitting in her vehicle parked at the BP gas station watching a Tik Tok video on her cell phone when Banks, wearing a black knit hat, black sweatshirt, black pants, and a face mask, allegedly walked past her vehicle. It is alleged that several minutes later, Banks, armed with a black handgun, approached the driver’s side door of the victim’s car, opened the door and struck the victim approximately five times on her head. It is further alleged that Banks pointed the gun at the woman and told her “get out b****.” It is alleged the victim screamed and Banks then fled the area on foot. He was arrested a short time later. Upon arrest, Banks was allegedly in possession of a blue plastic bag containing a black and tan coiled rope and a purple coiled rope with Gorilla duct tape and gloves. When retracing Banks’ steps, officers located a loaded 9 mm Taurus handgun in the bushes as well as a knife on the sidewalk on Brookdale Road. Through the course of their investigation, detectives learned of an aggravated vehicular hijacking that occurred in the 27700 block of Diehl Road in Warrenville on August 20, 2025. In this matter, it is alleged that at approximately 9:20 a.m., the female victim was sitting in her vehicle eating a snack while on break from work when an individual, later identified as Banks, approached her vehicle, opened her driver’s side door, took her phone out of her hand and pointed a small black pistol at her head. It is alleged that Banks was holding a blue plastic bag and told the victim “If you say anything I will kill you.” It is further alleged that Banks then entered the woman’s car and at gunpoint, ordered her to drive. It is alleged that at Banks’ direction, the victim drove to Bond Street where Banks ordered her out of the vehicle. It is further alleged that Banks then fled the area in the victim’s car. Detectives with the Warrenville Police Department responded to the area where the incident began and subsequently found the victim’s vehicle in the parking lot parked in a different parking space from where it was initially taken…