A man wearing an electronic monitoring device for allegedly burglarizing contractor vehicles has been arrested for throwing a construction worker to the ground and stealing thousands of dollars in tools from the victim’s work truck, authorities said.
Thomas Twyman, 27, was on curfew through an electronic monitoring program operated by the Office of the Cook County Chief Judge when he and another man allegedly attacked a 44-year-old contractor at a job site in the 1500 block of West 61st Street around 2:40 p.m. on December 5, according to prosecutors.
The victim told police he saw two men looking through his vehicle at the work site. When confronted, the men threw him to the ground, injuring the left side of his face, and fled with approximately $3,000 worth of Milwaukee and DeWalt brand tools, court documents state. The victim later identified Twyman in a photo lineup.
Cook County Judge Luciano Panici Jr. ordered Twyman detained on the new robbery charge, noting he was already on pretrial release for the three pending felonies…