Crime & Safety
Man Charged In Algonquin Carjacking
A Carpentersville man is accused of stealing a woman's car outside the Jewel Osco at 1501 Algonquin Road.
ALGONQUIN, IL — An 18-year-old man faces multiple charges after a carjacking on Oct. 18 outside an Algonquin grocery store. Tejontae Williams, of the 0-100 block of Middlesex Drive in Carpentersville, is accused of stealing from the store, and then pushing a woman to the ground in the parking lot and taking her vehicle.
Police said Williams stole more than $300 worth of products from the Jewel Osco at 1501 Algonquin Road.
He then allegedly pushed a 58-year-old woman to the ground and stole her vehicle, police said.
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The woman didn't suffer any injuries, police said. Her vehicle was found in Carpentersville shortly after the carjacking.
Williams is charged with retail theft, vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen vehicle, aggravated battery, criminal damage to property and driving without a license.
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Williams is being held at the McHenry County jail on a $150,000 bond. He's scheduled to appear back in court this Thursday.
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