Posted on 04/11/2023 4:08:17 PM PDT by simpson96
A criminal's love for fried chicken may result in him facing a 20-year prison sentence. James Taylor, 20, was in the process of robbing a man who had just bought a bag of freshly fried chicken. When asked to hand over all his belongings, the victim did so—including the bag of chicken. Instead of taking off with his bucket of ill-gotten booty, the suspect decided he would rather eat the chicken right there. Here's how he got caught.
According to officials, the victim parked his car in front of his house on the 4500 block of South Calumet, Chicago. While walking to his home, Taylor ambushed the man, robbing him at gunpoint. The incident took place at 1:30 am on Saturday night (February 18).
Taylor reportedly walked up behind the victim and tapped him on the shoulder when he turned around, Taylor had a gun to his face. The would-be robber then demanded the man hand over his possessions. The man handed over $2 in case, his debit card, keys, and the bag of fried chicken.
Taylor must have been extremely hungry—there's no other way to explain what happened next. Instead of leaving with his plunder right away, the man decided he would stick around. Not only did he choose to stay, he actually got into the victim's car and started eating the fried chicken.
The victim called the police while Taylor was enjoying his stolen fried chicken. The police arrived minutes later, and arrested the thief. There are no details on whether Taylor managed to eat the whole bag, or whether he was surprised when law enforcement turned up.
Taylor is facing a multitude of charges, including armed robbery with a firearm, aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and illegal possession of a debit card. Judge Ankur Srivastava allowed the man to go home with an electronic monitoring tag after paying $15,000 in bail. If convicted of the crimes, Taylor faces 21 years in prison, but could face a far lighter sentence by taking a plea deal.
Twenty years in Chicago? Nah. Never. He’ll be back on the streets in three months. I’m surprised the DA didn’t ask if he wanted fries with that.
Must have been Harold’s Chicken Shack.
Damned good chicken.
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It’s so good you will slap your mama!
JJ’s isn’t bad. I prefer Harold’s myself.
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OK, for the next twenty-four hours, the internet is yours! ROTFLMAO!!!!
I can only guess that the guy had the munchies.
Chicken? That’s rassist.
Typo or what?
It can’t be racist. I’m white, and I like fried chicken, watermelon, and corn bread. I’ve never had collard greens, but I’d be willing to try.
I’m having these rather disorganized thoughts about leaving a trail of fried chicken into a police trap.😀
Thanks! I shall try to make the best of it.
But, it’s racist to claim he likes fried chicken!
Harold’s is good too.
A Robber deserves a meal break just like everyone else who works the graveyard shift.
LOVE popeyes chicken sandwich.
Also love the music they play...only time I can say that listening to the music at a fast food joint enhanced the experience.
Dats wasis? LOL!
"Ruthless People" w/ Judge Reinhold and the little guy from Taxi??
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