A 17-year-old boy was charged Tuesday with multiple felonies in the carjacking of a woman with two young children in East Garfield Park on the West Side.
The boy, whose name wasn’t released because he is a minor, was charged with felony counts of vehicular hijacking, driving a stolen vehicle and fleeing police over 21 mph, as well as misdemeanors for child endangerment and identification obstruction, Chicago police said. He was also cited for causing damage to a state highway.
A 26-year-old woman was sitting in a vehicle with two boys, 1 and 6, in the 2700 block of West Lexington Street about 4:20 a.m. Monday when she was approached by two males who implied they had a weapon, Chicago police said.
The woman and 1-year-old were forced out of the vehicle and, after a short distance, the 6-year-old boy was forced outside too, police said
After crashing on the Eisenhower Expressway, one person was arrested, officials said.
Court details for the boy were not immediately available.