Trio Made 2 Other Robbery Attempts Before Kidnapping Wheaton College Student: Prosecutors

A group of three young men were “just out looking for people to rob” and had made two other attempts on Aug. 26 before they set their sights on a 21-year-old Wheaton College student who they kidnapped in broad daylight from outside a Glen Ellyn coffee shop, prosecutors said Wednesday. They threatened to shoot the college student and forced him to withdraw a total of $1,600 from ATMs before they eventually dropped him off in Chicago.

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Assistant State’s Attorney Jae Kwan during a hearing on Wednesday said the other robbery attempts were made in Lombard and “another county,” and remain under investigation, according to the Daily Herald. The hearing on Wednesday was for the 17-year-old South Elgin boy, who is a student at St. Charles East High School, and is accused of taking part in the August armed robbery and kidnapping. A Kane Co. judge ordered the teen remain jailed in a juvenile facility during the Wednesday hearing and Kawn has also filed a motion for the 17-year-old to be tried as an adult, the newspaper reports.

One other teen, Albert Ramos, 18, of South Elgin, has been charged with kidnapping, armed robbery and unlawful restraint in connection with the incident.

A third man, Jeremy Jones of Chicago, is still on the loose and police are asking for the public’s help to track him down. A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to his arrest. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 630-469-1187.

More via the Daily Herald

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