HARVARD, Ill. (WIFR) – Three men from Kenosha, Wisconsin, one of whom made national headlines, await extradition to Illinois after a Facebook Marketplace sale goes sideways, according to Harvard police.
Dominick Black, 24, Solomon Bankhead, 25, and Blair Stiles, 19, each face a charge of armed robbery in McHenry County.
Harvard police say around 1:45 a.m., officers were called to the area of Route 14 (North Division Street) and North Garfield Street for a report of an armed robbery. The victims, a man and a woman from Janesville, reportedly told police they were following the suspect’s vehicle but lost sight of it when it crossed into Wisconsin.
The victims told police they were selling jewelry through Facebook Marketplace. After agreeing on a price, the parties arranged to meet in the 1100 block of North Jefferson Street. At some point during the sale, the victims claimed the prospective buyers showed a rifle, stole the jewelry and took off toward Wisconsin…