South Side Man Charged In Wrigleyville Sex Assault, Kidnapping

CHICAGO, IL — A South Side man is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 24-year-old woman earlier this month on the North Side, according to Chicago police.

Jarqueese O'Brian Henigan, 31, of the 10300 block of South Halsted Street, faces a lift of felony charges, including aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon, aggravated kidnaping, vehicular hijacking with a firearm, possession of a controlled substance and armed robbery, in connection with the March 9 incident.

Brandishing a handgun, Henigan allegedly confronted a woman at around 8:20 p.m. March 9 as she was leaving a garage in the 3700 block of North Fremont Street in the Wrigleyville neighborhood, police said. He then is accused of sexually assaulting the victim and forcing her into a car trunk.

According to police, Henigan began driving around to several South Side locations while the woman was in the trunk. In total, he drove 23 miles, using the victim's ATM card, before he eventually hit a tree near West 115th and South Throop streets on the Far South Side, ABC 7 Chicago reports.

The woman escaped from the trunk by pulling the emergency release, the report added.

Jarqueese O'Brian Henigan, 31 (photo via Chicago Police Department)

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