A man on parole for attempted murder is back in custody after allegedly robbing a Far South Side pizza shop at gunpoint earlier this month, then leading Illinois State Police on a highway pursuit that ended in his arrest.
Tyrone Anderson, 29, was charged with armed robbery after the July 13 holdup at 13201 South Baltimore Avenue, in Hegewisch.
According to prosecutors, Anderson and another man arrived at the restaurant around 9:09 p.m. Anderson walked in wearing a ski mask that partially covered his face, but left his eyes, nose, and hair visible. He initially held money in his hand, but when an 18-year-old employee approached, he put the cash away, pulled out a gun, and demanded all the money, prosecutors said in a detention petition.
The employee tried to hand him the entire register, but Anderson declined. She then removed the cash and gave it to him. Anderson allegedly fled back to the waiting SUV, and his friend drove away.
Surveillance video inside the restaurant captured parts of the robbery, while another camera outside clearly recorded the SUV’s license plate, prosecutors said. Chicago police used license plate readers to track the vehicle and alerted Illinois State Police, who spotted it heading southbound on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 71st Street nearly two hours later.
Troopers disabled the SUV and took both Anderson and the driver into custody. A ski mask was later found wedged inside the squad car cage where Anderson had been sitting, prosecutors said. His friend was not charged.
The pizza shop employee later identified Anderson based on the features visible through the ski mask. Anderson, however, denied involvement and claimed his friend picked him up 30 minutes after the robbery, despite video showing both men arrived together, prosecutors said.
Judge Rivanda Doss Beal ordered Anderson detained. The Illinois Department of Corrections has also revoked his parole, and he’s been returned to prison.
Anderson received a 15-year sentence for a 2011 shooting in the 900 block of West 71st Street. He was paroled in October of last year. His next parole date is now set for October 7, 2027.
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