|
Nahshaun C. Ozia
Accused bank robber arrested in Manteno  Share
Nahshaun C. Ozia, 27, of Chicago, could be facing up to 30 years in prison if he is convicted of an armed robbery at a Bradley credit union in May. Ozia was also residing at 318 W. Division St. in Manteno. Now he is being held on $200,000 bond at the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee. The robbery took place at about 9:30 a.m., May 5, at the Illiana Credit Union, 565 E. North Street. A Daily Journal report said that during the robbery, Ozia displayed a handgun, allegedly jumped over a counter and robbed the credit union while wearing a surgical mask. Two credit union clerks were in the facility during the robbery, but no customers. No one was injured. The robber fled with a bag of money.
Investigators have not found the cash. On May 9, Kankakee police found the getaway car on Crestlane Drive in Kankakee. Evidence of a dye pack explosion was found in the car. Dye packs are placed in stored money bags. If a money bag is stolen and opened, the dye pack will explode, leaving evidence on money for investigators to see. Police had been monitoring Ozia for about three months, following a tip from an informant, said Bradley Police Chief Steve Coy. Bradley Police, the FBI and the Kankakee Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force were involved in the investigation. At 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, Ozia was arrested by Illinois State Police on Interstate 57 north of Manteno. Ozia was arrested without incident during the traffic stop. At the time he was arrested, Ozia had a loaded .44-caliber Rueger Blackhawk revolver. On Monday, Nov. 23, he was charged with one count of armed robbery and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. A hearing will take place at 9:30 a.m., Dec. 8, before Chief Judge Clark Erickson at the Kankakee County Courthouse. The Federal Bureau of Investigation may pursue federal criminal charges against Ozia. Tracy Ahrens is a reporter for Russell Publications.
|
This Week's Front Page »
Related Stories »
|
