The occupants of a car that sped from police and crashed in the Gold Coast on Wednesday evening are now facing felony charges. Police tried to pull the car over for a traffic violation, but the driver sped away, headed down a dead-end street, then turned the car around and drove directly at the CPD unit, Assistant State’s Attorney Darryl Auguste said.
When the car slammed into a light pole on the 1500 block of North State, both occupants got out and ran, according to Auguste and a police report. Cops caught the driver, Gregory Williams, quickly, Auguste said. But his passenger, Trevontae Alexander, hopped over a fence while carrying a fanny pack across his chest, the prosecutor said.
Unfortunately for Alexander, he couldn’t figure out how to get out of the yard, and the police arrested him there. Police found a loaded handgun and two loaded ammunition magazines in the fanny pack, Auguste said.
Williams is charged with aggravated fleeing, leaving the scene, and driving without insurance and is also being held on a warrant for attempted forgery out of DuPage County. According to court records, he’s 25, lives in Midlothian, and has previous convictions for home invasion and fleeing – eluding.
Alexander is charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. He is 26, has a six-year-old son, and has adult felony convictions for possession of a controlled substance and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. He was also convicted of burglary as a juvenile, prosecutors said.
Judge David Navarro set bail for each man at $50,000. They will need to post $5,000 individually to get out of jail.