Of course, this happened in Chicago. Where else, but a Democratic-run city would a man facing gun charges be out on bail committing another crime? Reports show the Chigaco man was arrested for using a gun while carjacking a man but he could now face more serious charges. After his latest arrest, the man admitted to killing someone in a recent robbery.
CWB Chicago reported that the suspect has been so far only charged with the carjacking at gunpoint, even though police say the suspect admitted to the murder in a recorded interview. From CWB Chicago:
“The North Side carjacking took place around 6 a.m. on December 1 in the 7000 block of North California.
A 47-year-old man was sitting in his car as it warmed up when a man wearing a ski mask opened his driver’s door, displayed a handgun with an extended ammunition magazine, and ordered him to “get out of the f*cking car,” Assistant State’s Attorney Morgan Muslin said.
As the victim struggled to unbuckle his seatbelt, the gunman reached into the car and pulled him out. He then hit the victim in the head and climbed behind the wheel.
That’s when another car, allegedly driven by 23-year-old Julius Flowers, pulled up. Flowers yelled to the gunman that he should get the victim’s phone, too, according to Muslin. She said Flowers’ face was not covered during the exchange.”
According to reports, the car was found just 30 minutes later with Flowers’s fingerprints on the inside of the driver’s door.
Only a week later, Flowers is behind the wheel of another stolen car. When police tried to pull the car over, Flowers sped away. After a short chase Flowers and his passenger, Isiah Walker made a run for it. Police say that Flowers tossed a loaded handgun.
Both men were arrested and Walker was identified as one of the men from the previous carjacking by a distinctive tattoo.
More from CWB Chicago:
“Muslin told Judge Kelly McCarthy that Flowers recently admitted to being the gunman who shot and killed someone in another robbery, but she did not elaborate.
She said Flowers was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident causing injury or death in 2019. As a juvenile, he was adjudicated delinquent for disorderly conduct and unlawful use of a weapon.
Prosecutors charged Flowers with vehicular hijacking, armed robbery with a firearm, and robbery. Walker, who was on parole for a gun conviction at the time of the alleged hijacking, is charged with vehicular hijacking and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Muslin said he has previous convictions for possessing a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated battery.”
Finally, after all that… The crime spree comes to an end as the judge denies bail and the men will be held in jail until their trial.
Erica Carlin is an independent journalist, opinion writer and contributor to several news and opinion sources. She is based in Georgia.
