CHICAGO — A Chicago man faces robbery charges for allegedly mugging a woman as she took out the trash after police found his name on a receipt someone dropped at the crime scene.
Judge William Fahy detained Carlos Arredondo, 27, saying he has a “long history of committing robberies” and has recently been discharged from parole.
The robbery occurred as a 21-year-old woman took her garbage to the alley in the 3500 block of West 24th Street around 6:30 p.m. on May 15.
Prosecutors said Arredondo punched the woman in the face and took two gold chains and medallions from her neck.
The victim’s 49-year-old mother saw what was happening and tried to intervene. But Arredondo’s accomplice punched the mother and stole her necklace, too, according to a detention petition.
Arredondo and his accomplice allegedly jumped in a car and drove away. Prosecutors said a receipt bearing Arredondo’s name fell from the getaway car. Police also learned of similar crimes committed with a similar vehicle, which they traced to Arredondo’s accomplice, the petition said.
Court records do not show anyone other than Arredondo being charged with the 24th Street robbery.
Arredondo was sentenced to a pair of concurrent seven-year prison sentences for robberies in 2018. He received a three-year sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm in 2023.
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