Venezuelan migrants allegedly choke, rob Chicago man on practice, video reveals

Harris Marley

International Courant

New video completely obtained by Fox reveals the second a bunch of Venezuelan migrants allegedly attacked and robbed a 49-year-old man whereas he rode a Chicago commuter practice in February. 

The violent knifepoint assault noticed one of many migrants put the person in a vicious chokehold, leaving the sufferer unconscious, though he later recovered. The suspects had been arrested and appeared in courtroom immediately. Three have been ordered to stay in custody whereas one was let loose on digital monitoring.

The video from inside a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) practice reveals two of the 4 suspects chatting and befriending the sufferer, who’s standing and passing round a cellphone with them. One of many suspects seems to be smoking a cigarette or a joint and might be seen handing it to a different individual contained in the subway automotive.

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The suspects of the February assault, from left, Fernando Loyo-Rodriguez, Wilker Gutierrez Sierra, Carlos Carreno-Carreno and Yonnier Guasamucare Garcia. (Chicago Police Division, mugshots, and Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune Information Service by way of Getty Photos, background)

One other video then reveals all 4 migrants and the sufferer congregating contained in the cab earlier than one of many migrants – carrying a pink baseball cap backward – lunges for the sufferer, grabs him from behind and places him in a chokehold.

The migrant pulls the person to the bottom within the chokehold earlier than one other migrant wearing blue blocks the video digicam.

When the digicam is cleared – about 20 seconds later – the migrant within the pink baseball cap might be seen over the person and seems to be rummaging by way of his pockets. 

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He then will get up and walks into the Pink Line practice automotive and places on his jacket. The practice involves a cease seconds later and the suspects then flee the practice.

Chicago police recognized the suspects as Fernando Loyo-Rodriguez, Wilker Gutierrez Sierra, Carlos Carreno-Carreno and Yonnier Guasamucare Garcia. Their ages vary from 18 to 22 and police say they put a knife to the sufferer’s throat and stole $400 and a cellphone from him. 

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Police mentioned the 4 males robbed and beat the person whereas the practice was passing by way of the 2000 block of South Kostner Avenue on Feb. 17 at round 4:45 p.m.

They had been arrested about 45 minutes later. Every gave a state-funded migrant shelter as an deal with.

Responding officers charged every of them with theft and aggravated battery/strangulation. They’ve since been charged with tried homicide.

All 4 appeared in Cook dinner County courtroom immediately for a status-detention listening to.

Carreno-Carreno, Loyo-Rodriguez and Guasamucare Garcia are to stay in custody whereas Gutierrez Sierra was let loose on digital monitoring. 

The 4 had been every represented by a separate public defender, didn’t take a look at or acknowledge one another in courtroom, and solely spoke to the decide by way of an interpreter. 

Their subsequent listening to is on Aug. 28 for standing on discovery.

One of many suspects faces a digicam shortly after the February assault. (Chicago Transit Authority)

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Three of the migrant suspects had been arrested for shoplifting a couple of month previous to the practice assault.

The Venezuelan migrants had solely been within the U.S. for just a few months earlier than the assault, whereas one had been within the nation for only a month.

Immigration consultants famous that three of the 4 defendants face deportation if convicted on felony expenses.

Between August 2022 and February 2024, the town of Chicago acquired 35,000 migrants both bussed or flown up from the southern border. 13 thousand of them have been moved to shelters on the expense of taxpayers.

Fox Information’ Michael Tobin and Bradford Benz contributed to this report. 

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