Resident Robs Pizza Delivery Employee With Knife After Pulling Them Into Home: Des Plaines PD

DES PLAINES, IL — A Des Plaines man is being charged with multiple felonies after robbing a pizza delivery employee, whom he had pulled into his home last weekend. According to police, John Neri, 57, of the 100 block of S. Des Plaines River Road, is accused of felony aggravated unlawful restraint and armed robbery.

Neri remains in the Cook County Jail and is due back in court on Friday. The Cook County State's Attorney's Office approved the charges.

Des Plaines police responded to the 9700 block of Milwaukee Avenue, Glenview, at around 11:08 p.m. Aug. 23, to speak with the victim, a 21-year-old Morton Grove resident. He told police that earlier in the evening, he was delivering pizza to an apartment building in Des Plaines.

Neri met the pizza delivery employee at his apartment building door in the 100 block of S. Des Plaines Road. The victim told police that Neri had grown upset, accusing the employee of not delivering an item he said he ordered. At that time, Neri reportedly grabbed the victim and pulled him inside his apartment unit and then stood between the victim and the door blocking it, so the victim was unable to exit.

The delivery driver had been given $20 in cash prior to the delivery to make change for Neri since he was paying for his order with cash. At the time the victim was in Neri's apartment, the money was in the victim's hand and Neri removed it from their possession while holding a kitchen knife. Police said eventually the victim left the apartment to return to his company and called 911.

After the delivery driver gave police the address where the incident had occurred, police went there and took Neri into custody, who they said was refusing to make any statements regarding the incident.