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| A Kimar 911 steel 8 millimeter blank gun like the one Hernandez is accused of brandishing. |
A 20-year-old Portage Park man has been charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault to a transit employee in connection with a robbery onboard a #80 Irving Park bus in North Center Wednesday evening.
Prosecutors say Nathaniel J. Hernandez pointed an 8 millimeter blank pistol at a 46-year-old fellow passenger’s head and took the man’s Samsung Galaxy phone and wallet as the bus neared Irving Park and Damen.
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| Hernandez (Cook Co. Sheriff’s Office) |
Hernandez is also accused of pointing the gun in the bus driver’s face and ordering him to open the bus doors to allow Hernandez to escape.
Police arrested Hernandez a few minutes after the robbery and he was positively identified by “all victims and witnesses” who were on the bus, prosecutors say. Hernandez’s gun was found under a dumpster in the 3900 block of Damen.
Bond is set at $300,000.
