Court Watch: Alleged BB Gun Carjacker Gets $700,000 Bail
Also, a judge found probable cause against a man charged with tagging Richards High School with graffiti. We take a look at cases coming up next week.
Cook County
ORLAND PARK — Alleged BB Gun Carjacker Gets $700,000 Bail
Judge Peter Felice was about to set bail Tuesday morning at $500,000 for Jonathan Sarolas, 23, who is accused of carjacking an Orland Park restaurant employee with a BB gun last week.
But considering that Sarolas had been released from state prison just 11 days before the June 25 incident, Felice upped the amount to $700,000 during a bond hearing at Bridgeview Courthouse on Tuesday, July 3.
OAK LAWN - Tagger Tagged at Richards High School
A Cook County judge has found probable cause to move forward with the case against Jessie Cihlar, 19, who was charged with six counts of criminal defacement of property in connection to an alleged graffiti incident June 8 at Richards High School, 10601 S. Central Ave.
Oak Lawn Police Department Officer Anthony Kapron recounted the incident during a hearing Thursday morning at Bridgeview Courthouse in Judge Peter Felice's courtroom. Kapron told the court that he saw Cihlar walking away from the school during his midnight to 3 a.m. shift.
Cihlar admitted to "tagging" a dumpster, a crane, a school scoreboard and electrical barricades, Capron said. The estimated damage is more than $300 and earlier reports indicated the damage could be as high as $1,000. Kapron said Cihlar showed him what he had tagged and signed a written confession.
On the Docket Next Week
MONDAY
An Evergreen Park man accused of armed robbery will appear in court in Skokie.
An Orland Park man charged with several counts of sexual abuse.
WEDNESDAY
An Orland Park man indicted for carjacking elderly woman in Tinley.
THURSDAY
A Mokena man charged with battery of Tinley Park restaurant manager.
FRIDAY
A Palos Hills man charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing cancer donations.
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Pro Con
12:50 pm on Saturday, July 7, 2012
This is a good column, week after week. A real service to the community. Please consider including courtroom numbers and hearing times for those who would like to attend upcoming hearings listed in the column.
Baba Wawa
1:44 pm on Saturday, July 7, 2012
You can always go to the courthouse and ask what room a case is in.
NANCY GRACE
2:27 pm on Saturday, July 7, 2012
Well done Olpd Kapron
Matt
11:15 am on Monday, July 9, 2012
So that $99.99 C02 BB gun he bought ended up costing $700,000 big ones, ouch.
Why can't he just be put away for a few years so he hopefully learns not to play GTA: IV in real life anymore? Obviously nobody gets away with stealing cars, it's just plain stupid.
Dave
1:55 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
It's stupid stunts like this that give people who play airsoft as a sport a bad name. Still dangerous that's why its only allowed to be played on fields that have the proper insurance and rules and regulations in action to play with airguns (airsoft and paintball).