A 61-year-old man has been charged with a violent robbery aboard a CTA train, targeting a 25-year-old female victim, according to Chicago police. The man, identified as Guy McDonald of the 100 block of W. 83rd St. in Chicago, Illinois, now faces a felony robbery count for the assault and theft that took place earlier this week.
On February 7, 2024, at around 9:28 p.m., McDonald was apprehended by police officers in the 400 block of S. Halsted St., after he allegedly battered the young woman and forcibly took her belongings while inside a train car located in the 400 block of S. Clinton St in Chicago's 1st District, McDonald was identified by the responding officers and promptly taken into custody.
As stated by the Chicago Police Department's official release, the arrest was made less than an hour after the incident occurred. A detention hearing for McDonald is scheduled on February 8, 2024, at the Courthouse located at 2600 S. California. Meanwhile, the Chicago Police Department has not released further details about the robbery or any information about the state of the victim after the attack.
