Two offenders robbed a man as he walked home from work in Grant Park on Thursday evening, prosecutors said Friday.
The 25-year-old victim was walking in the 100 block of East Balbo around 7:45 p.m. when Romero Thomas and Jabbar Thomas stepped in front of him and blocked his path, according to prosecutors. Romero Thomas allegedly put his hand in his own pocket and told the victim, “you’re not going to make it very far.”
Prosecutors did not indicate if the Thomases are related.
According to the allegations, both men asked the victim for money until Jabbar Thomas suggested another option: “Let’s just take his phone from him.”
The victim handed over his phone, and the robbers fled southbound on Michigan Avenue. He then stopped a passerby and asked them to call 911.
Cops found the Thomases nearby wearing clothes similar to those worn by the robbers. The victim identified them as the robbers, and Jabbar Thomas had the man’s phone, prosecutors said.
The two are charged with aggravated robbery. Judge Charles Beach ordered them held in lieu of $50,000 bail each. They will be placed on electronic monitoring if they post 10% deposit bonds to get out of jail, Beach said.
