CHICAGO — Officials say a Chicago man carjacked two drivers in less than two hours “only a few weeks” after being taken off electronic monitoring in two other stolen vehicle cases.
Isaiah Martinez, 18, “is a danger to any person in possession of any property he decided he wants to take,” Judge Caroline Glennon-Goodman wrote in a detention order.
The judge’s order said Martinez was caught on video in several locations wearing a unique hoodie that investigators linked to one of the carjackers. A search warrant recently executed on his phone allegedly revealed data that put him at the carjacking scenes.
Both carjackings occurred early on July 13. A 52-year-old man was carjacked at gunpoint of his 2007 Chevy in the 5400 block of South Kolin around 1:30 a.m. Then, a 51-year-old man was threatened with a gun and carjacked of his Hyundai Kona in the 5200 block of West 55th around 3:24 a.m.
Prosecutors said Martinez had accomplices, but he’s the only one charged so far.
Judge Glennon-Goodman’s order said Martinez was taken off electronic monitoring for two juvenile cases “only a few weeks” before the carjackings occurred. He is currently on probation for those cases, each of which accused him of possessing a stolen vehicle.
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