Turning Chicago in to shitcago each and every day. Why cant we just be decent people?
Edward Williams, 21, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the armed carjacking of an Uber driver in Chicago.
- The crime occurred February 28, 2024, on the 9600 block of South Brennan Avenue — Williams and two accomplices ordered an Uber around 11 p.m.
- Williams pressed a firearm against the driver's ribs and demanded her car keys, phone, and purse.
- The carjacking happened four weeks after a judge removed his ankle monitor in January 2024, in connection with an earlier armed robbery case.
- He had previously been adjudicated delinquent for robbery in juvenile court — a record that predated the monitor's removal.
- The stolen 2017 Infiniti QX50 was tracked by a multi-agency hijacking task force, an Illinois State Police plane, and a Department of Homeland Security helicopter.
- He was arrested on the 6100 block of South Michigan Avenue; officers recovered the driver's phone from him.
- Williams pleaded guilty to three counts of armed robbery before Judge Charles Burns.
- The sentence is reducible by 50% for good behavior, and he receives credit for 1,050 days already served.
Sources: cwbchicago.com