A 19-year-old man who teamed up with a 13-year-old boy to carjack a driver near Goose Island has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Prosecutors said Keondre Pitts had two carjacking cases pending in juvenile court when he and the 13-year-old carjacked a man at gunpoint on October 9, 2024.
The pair confronted the victim in the 700 block of West Division Street around 2:45 a.m. and drove off in his 2024 Honda Civic, according to an Illinois State Police report.
About 30 minutes later, the Chicago Police Department’s hijacking task force broadcast the Civic’s license plate and location. Two state troopers soon spotted the vehicle at a red light near Lafayette Avenue and 95th Street.
The troopers followed the car, which sped away and entered the wrong lane of traffic on 95th Street, officials said. Moments later, Pitts and the 13-year-old jumped out and tried to run away. The report said the 13-year-old threw a loaded 9-millimeter handgun as he ran from the troopers. It was recovered.
Pitts has now pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular hijacking in exchange for a 10-year sentence from Judge Peggy Chiampas, according to court records. He must serve half of that time under state law, giving him a projected parole date of October 5, 2029.
The outcomes of the two juvenile cases are not available because those records are shielded from public review.
