Judge's Carjacker Caught: ABC 7

During the early morning hours of June 8, Will County Circuit Judge Dave Carlson was roughed up during a carjacking that occurred around 2 a.m. The judge had visited a Walgreens in the 100 block of South Halsted Street after visiting Chicago's Greektown that night for a Hellenic Bar Association Event. This week, a 19-year-old Chicago man, already a convicted felon, was charged with Judge Carlson's carjacking, ABC News 7 reports.

The Chicago TV station reported that Jamari Conner, who lives in the 7500 block of South Eggleston Avenue, has been charged aggravated vehicular hijacking with a gun.

Conner is also a known gang member, the station reported. It also turns out that Conner has been in Chicago police custody since June 10; he was picked up for some other crimes on South Vincennes Avenue, the station reported.

Here is the full ABC 7 story about Conner's arrest and appearance in court.

Carlson was not seriously injured during the attack and his vehicle was later recovered by Chicago Police.

File image of Judge Dave Carlson via John Ferak/Joliet Patch