A 16-year-old boy has become the second person charged in connection with the violent robbery of a CTA passenger earlier this year, Chicago police said Thursday.
The robbery occurred around 3:55 a.m. on February 3 on a train near the Chinatown-Cermak station, according to a city database and the police press release. A 53-year-old man was on the train when the group “aggressively battered” him and took his property, police said. Police released images of the suspects a few days later and asked for help identifying them.
Police now say they arrested a 16-year-old boy in Orland Park yesterday to face robbery and aggravated battery charges in the case. A 13-year-old boy was similarly charged earlier this year.
No other information was available about the boy or the specific allegations lodged against him because juvenile court cases are shielded by law.
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