Two Chicago man have been arrested with charges from an armed robbery and aggravated vehicular hijacking that allegedly occurred in the victim’s driveway in Wheaton, Illinois on Wednesday, February 22, 2017.
The two men are accused of robbing Wheaton residents at gunpoint in their driveway, and fleeing with a victim’s vehicle.
Carlos Martice Moore, 26, of Chicago was arrested September 20, 2017 on felony charges of armed robbery and aggravated vehicular hijacking, and transferred to DuPage County Jail in Wheaton.
An arrest warrant with the same felony charges was issued for a second suspect, Phillip J. Smith, age 25, also a Chicago resident. Phillip Smith is currently wanted on a $500,000 bond, but was being held in Cook County Jail on unrelated charges.
The men are charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking and armed robbery, suspected of fleeing the home of the victim on Gallant Court with the victim’s vehicle on Wednesday February 22, 2017 at 10:15 p.m.
Wheaton police officers recovered evidence from the scene at the victim’s address near Jewell Road and Gary Avenue on Wheaton’s north side, but additional details regarding the investigation leading to their capture were not revealed.
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Carlos Martice Moore, armed robbery and aggravated vehicular hijacking suspect Wheaton (police photo).
Phillip J Smith, armed robbery and aggravated vehicular hijacking suspect Wheaton.