Crime & Safety
Texas Charges Could Delay Return of Frankfort Square Kidnapping Suspects
Two suspects in the March 4 kidnapping were captured and charged in Sulfur Springs, TX, on Wednesday.
Two men suspected in the kidnapping of an elderly Frankfort Square woman might not see the inside of a Will County courtroom for years, Sheriff Paul Kaupas said Thursday.
Wednesday by Sulfur Springs, TX, police.
The pair, along with a third man already in custoday, have been charged by Will County in the March 4 kidnapping at gunpoint of the 69-year-old woman.
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Prosecutors in Texas already have charged Anderson and Yamini with unlawful possession of a firearm, the Chicago Tribune reports. They were reportedly found with a handgun.
"Whether or not it’s a gun used in our crime, we don’t know that yet," Kaupas said on Thursday.
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Both men could go to court in Texas before stepping foot in Will County again, Kaupas said. With the pair's criminal history, a conviction would possibly bring years in prison. A hearing for extradition back to Illinois also isn't likely anytime soon.
One man suspected in the kidnapping appeared in Will County court last week. A judge set bail at $1 million for Chavell Anderson, 21, of Hazel Crest. He was arrested March 7 and, along with Anderson and Yamini, is charged with armed robbery.
A surveillance video from a camera at the Wal-Mart in Crestwood helped identity the three suspects.
Authorities say the three men forced the woman into their car and stole her vehicle, before driving to a bank and withdrawing money from her account at an ATM. They then released her in Country Club Hills.
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