Arrest Made In 7-Eleven Armed Robbery

Press release from the City of St. Charles:

Aug 19, 2020

Summary of Incident:

A 17-year-old male juvenile residing in Campton Hills was taken into custody and charged with Armed Robbery, a class X Felony, and Intimidation, a class 3 Felony, in relation to an Armed Robbery that occurred at a St. Charles 7-11 store on August 9th.

On Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 9:21 PM, officers responded to the 7-11 Store located at 2400 E. Main Street for the report of an armed robbery which had just occurred.

The employee reported that a male subject entered the business and displayed a knife as he approached the counter. The offender was described as approximately 5’10” tall wearing a black hooded sweat shirt and red face covering. The offender also had what appeared to be red dye on his hands. No one was injured in the incident and the offender left the store with an undisclosed amount of proceeds. He then possibly left in a vehicle. A review of the store’s security camera system showed that the offender was wearing a unique hooded sweatshirt.

St. Charles Police Officers and Detectives immediately started to investigate the crime. During the investigation information was obtained that led to a search warrant being issued for the residence where the juvenile resides. St. Charles Officers and Detectives were assisted by the Campton Hills Police Department in the execution of the warrant.

During a search of the residence, items of evidence that linked the juvenile to the St. Charles robbery were found as well as items that linked him to a robbery of a Campton Hills gas station on July 21st. St. Charles Police contacted the Kane County States Attorney’s Office and the following charges were approved:

• Armed Robbery Class X Felony
• Intimidation Class 3 Felony

Campton Hills Police also contacted the Kane County States Attorney’s Office and the following charge was approved for their robbery:

• Armed Robbery Class X Felony

The juvenile was transported to the River Valley Juvenile Detention Center in Joliet where a detention hearing was scheduled for 1:00pm today.

The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the St. Charles Police Department at (630)377-4435.

Information can also be left anonymously by contacting the Drug & Crime Tip Line at:

(866)378-4267, or on-line at https://www.stcharlesil.gov/report-crimedrug-tip.

This press release was produced by the City of St. Charles. The views expressed here are the author’s own.