A Chicago man charged with attempted robbery of a Subway restaurant and the ensuing police chase that ended with a crash in Rogers Park on Wednesday morning is due in bond court this morning.
Larry Hampton, 40, of the 10700 block of South Prairie Avenue, was charged Thursday afternoon with two counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking, two counts of aggravated robbery and two counts of aggravated battery, according to a release from Des Plaines police.
According to police, Hampton allegedly asked a cab driver, Ilias Papaioannou, to drive him to Subway Sandwich Shop and then to a second Subway location, at 2096 Miner St., where Hampton allegedly attempted to take the cash register during a robbery attempt, according to police reports.
The suspect then left the store, confronted Papaioannou and stole his keys. Alice Catalano, of Elite Taxi, said the suspect punched Papaioannou before taking off with the car.
Papaionnou, 65, wasn't injured in the ordeal, but said Wednesday evening that he felt lucky to be alive.
Hampton is due in court at 9 a.m.
