CHICAGO — A second man has been charged in connection with the attempted robbery of an off-duty correctional worker that evolved into a shootout last month in the West Loop. And, like his alleged accomplice, Romeo Holloway was on parole at the time of the crime.
Prosecutors say Holloway, 26, and Desmond White, 32, confronted a 23-year-old off-duty Cook County correctional officer in the 200 block of North Morgan around 1:41 a.m. on October 13. They allegedly demanded his watch and other valuables at gunpoint.
The victim identified himself as a peace officer before both Holloway and White fired shots toward him, according to the allegations.
The officer pulled his weapon and opened fire on the robbers as they fled the scene. White showed up at Rush Hospital in an Uber about 30 minutes later with multiple gunshot wounds. Prosecutors charged him last month.
Judge Susana Ortiz detained Holloway during a hearing over the weekend. In her order, Ortiz said Holloway, serving as the getaway driver, fired at the officer while running away and from their vehicle. Holloway admitted being present and firing a gun, according to the judge’s order.
He faces charges of attempted first-degree murder of a peace officer, attempted armed robbery, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
Holloway was released from prison on May 20 after serving about half of a two-year sentence he received for possessing a firearm with a defaced serial number.
White had been on parole since December after serving half of concurrent four-year sentences he received for being a felon in possession of a weapon or body armor and forgery, according to Illinois Department of Corrections records.
He was among several people accused in 2022 of using forged work documentation to secure permission to move about the city for jobs they didn’t have while on electronic monitoring for pending felonies. Former City Colleges of Chicago basketball coach Edmond Pryor operated the forgery mill.
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