Illinois’ Rivers Casino Suspect Apprehended for Two Robberies
A 24-year-old piece lately appeared in Illinois court of justice after getting supercharged in link with deuce robberies outside of Rivers Casino. Both robberies targeted visitors at the Des Plaines gaming property.
Kenneth Lyke of Malvina Hoffman Estates, Ill. was arrested cobbler's last week. He is supercharged with deuce counts of robbery, as comfortably as a single burglary count, according to the Daily Herald, a local newspaper.
On Aug. 18, one victim had just now cashed come out winnings totaling $14,000. He headed to the casino’s parking lot. Lyke allegedly grabbed the money from the man’s pocket. Then, Lyke fled in a car, police said.
During a courtroom appearance, James Cook County Associate Judge Charles IX Beach exercise set Lyke’s bond paper at $230,000, CWBChicago, a local news site, reported. It was unclear as of tardily this calendar week if Lyke was able-bodied to brand bond.
Lyke Strikes Again
On Oct. 13, a 67-year-old piece had parked his auto at Rivers Casino. He was walking inward the direction of the gaming locus when Lyke walked upward to him and grabbed his pocketbook from a pocket, law said.
When the elderly piece attempted to retrieve the wallet, he and Lyke allegedly got into a struggle. The dupe suffered injuries to his left hand manus and shoulder joint from the confrontation.
When reviewing surveillance video, security department guards at the cassino identified Lyke as a steady visitor to the gaming property.
Lyke was also charged inwards connective with the Oct. 15 robbery of a gas station. He formerly worked at the Des Plaines station.
Lyke allegedly stole $130 from the gaseous state station’s hard currency register. a clerk, who recognized Lyke, ordered Lyke to paying back the money. But Lyke allegedly horde out patch the clerk was holding onto his machine door. The clerk suffered genu and elbow injuries during the incident.
Lyke was arrested finally calendar week inward Libertyville, Ill. Des Plaines law so took him into custody, the Daily Herald said.
Additional Rivers Casino Robbery
The Rivers Casino experient another robbery in November. It did non involve Lyke, authorities believe.
A victim who identified himself as Cordero Supe claimed he was robbed in the parking lot. He had $40,000 cash with him when he was attacked by deuce assailants. At to the lowest degree I of them was holding a firearm.
Supe says that after exiting the gambling casino with the immediate payment profits on Nov. 8, deuce men wearing bandanas cover their faces approached him inward a dark-colored vehicle. They brandished firearms and demanded that he deal them the cash.
After that robbery, Rivers Casino “indefinitely increased exterior security measures patrols,” CWBChicago reported.