A Chicago carjacking victim managed to turn the tables on his attacker, leaving the thug beaten, humiliated, and jailed.
The crook, identified by police as 30-year-old Richard Rubio, tried to carjack the wrong man at the intersection of 56th Street and Kolin Avenue near Midway airport Saturday.
Prosecutors say the “victim” turned the tables on a carjacker by disarming the felon and beating him with his own gun.
A gunman wearing a ski mask approached a parked car pointing a gun at a woman sitting in the passenger seat.
He told her to get out of the car so she exited the vehicle.
The carjacker walked to the driver’s door as the driver, a male, was getting out of his car.
The thug then demanded the man’s wallet.
The victim said he didn’t have a wallet but asked the criminal if he could get his phone out of the car before the hijacker drove off.
The thug refused and said he would be keeping the victim’s phone.
At this point, the driver reached his limit.
As the carjacker tried to get in the car, the victim made his move.
He grabbed the gun and brought the thug to the ground, according to prosecutors.
The two wrestled before the victim put the hijacker in a chokehold and punched him repeatedly.
Eventually, the carjacker let go of the gun.
The victim then beat the thug with his own gun until the police showed up.
The driver’s female passenger called 911 during the scuffle.
Police found a 9-millimeter ghost gun at the scene but never located its ammunition magazine.
A carjacking victim disarmed the would-be hijacker and beat him with his own firearm near Midway Airport over the weekend, prosecutors say.https://t.co/Cub2v9ekuq
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) November 28, 2022
According to CWB Chicago:
Prosecutors identified the beaten hijacker as Richard Rubio, 30.
He is charged with attempted aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm and attempted armed robbery.
Rubio’s defense attorney said he is trying to get a truck driving license.
Judge Mary Marubio ordered him to pay a $10,000 bail deposit to get out of jail on electronic monitoring.
