Hinsdale police were involved in the apprehension of three men accused of armed carjacking on Saturday.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick announced Sunday that Javari Williams, 18, of the 15200 block of Turlington Avenue, Harvey; Tremaine Nelson, 18, of the 3400 block of Rhode Island Court, Gary, Ind., and Tyray Hemphill, 22, of the 6400 block of South Oakley, Chicago, were each charged with armed robbery with a firearm, aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm and aggravated vehicular hijacking of a victim over age 60, all Class X felonies.
According to the state’s attorney press release, at about 6:50 p.m. Saturday, DuPage County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery of a motor vehicle at 36th Street and Fairview Avenue in unincorporated Downers Grove. Authorities learned from the victim that a black 2006 Dodge Charger was allegedly involved in the robbery, and Downers Grove police located the Charger and the victim’s vehicle, a 2006 Silver Chrysler 300 SRT, and began pursuit. The Charger crashed at Route 83 and Ogden Avenue in Hinsdale. Four occupants exited the vehicle and were walking north along Route 83 when a Hinsdale police officer approached them. Three of them climbed over a wooden fence and fled while the fourth individual allegedly claimed that he was a robbery victim and escaped capture.
The three were taken into custody after a brief search. Nelson was allegedly located in a window well in the 500 block of North Quincy Avenue in Hinsdale, where a loaded semi-automatic handgun also reportedly was found. Williams and Hemphill were allegedly located on the same property along with two more handguns.
An investigation revealed that the victim had arranged to sell his car but was ambushed when he met the purported buyer.
The suspects allegedly pointed their guns at the victim and stole his wallet, car keys, a gold chain, a watch and a cell phone before fleeing in his car and the Charger, which was reported stolen out of Chicago on Sept. 23.
