Four men were being questioned tonight in connection with a mob attack of a
crowd of people in Lakeviewearly this morning that left one man with a broken
jaw and was videotaped by someone who was with the attackers
The attacks happened about 1:10 a.m. at Clark Street and Cornelia Avenue,
just south of Wrigley Field, when between 8 and 10 people jumped out of a white
stretch limousine.
Several people from the limousine started punching and hitting another group
of people, and someone who was with them began recording the attack on video.
Following the attacks, a 27-year-old man was taken to Advocate Illinois
Masonic Medical Center with head injuries, including a broken jaw.
Two other men, 22 and 27, also were injured and spoke to police, but were not
taken to a hospital.
The most seriously injured man told police that three people came up to him
and began punching him in the face, sending him to the ground. The
22-year-old also was punched in the head by three men, he told police. The other
27-year-old was punched in the head and chest, also by three people.
Officers arrived on scene near 3500 N. Sheffield Ave. soon after and were
flagged down by witnesses, who pointed out some of the attackers, including one
man who was not wearing a shirt. Officers were able to arrest four
men, two age 32, two age 31, identified by victims, police said, adding that two
of the four are on parole.
One officer suffered a knee injury when one of those identified as an
attacker swung at the officer and struggled with the officer.
The person captured the attack on video was with the attackers, but was not
arrested. Police said the other attackers either fled in the limousine or on
foot.
The four suspects, Corry Simmons, 32, Donald Robinson Jr., 31, of Alvin L.
Goffin, 32, of Edward Robinson, 31, were all charged with single counts of
felony mob actions, police said in a news release.
In addition to mob action charges, Simmons was charged with aggravated battery
and misdemeanor resisting arrest; while both Robinsons were charged with
aggravated battery and misdemeanor issurance of a warrant.
3 comments:
Only in Chicago...
Hopefully these mobs will run into someone carrying a weapon!!
Any descriptions of the victims??? Just in case, this incident may fall under Federal Hate Crime laws. Equal right under the law, yes?
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