Posted on 10/13/2016 12:31:34 PM PDT by NorthMountain
COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE — A mysterious good Samaritan came to the aid of a woman getting mugged at an Andersonville bus stop, cold-cocking the attacker with a Thermos and leaving him on the ground for police to clean up, authorities said.
But authorities don't know who swung the Thermos: The good Samaritan took off before officers arrived, leaving a bus stop full of witnesses to tell the tale.
According to his public defender, Lomeli has worked as a valet parker for the last 20 years.
Cook County Judge Donald Panarese Jr. on Tuesday said Lomeli could be released on his own recognizance as long as he qualifies for the Cook County Sheriff's Office's electronic-monitoring program. If not, Lomeli will be responsible for $100,000 bail
It started Monday afternoon, with the woman waiting for a bus in the 5200 block of North Clark Street, Assistant State's Attorney Lorraine Scaduto said during a bond hearing Tuesday.
The woman spotted a man — later identified as Rolalio Lomeli, 61 — holding a knife, prosecutors said.
She moved away from him, but he followed her and grabbed her from behind. As the woman struggled to get away, the Thermos-wielding good Samaritan stepped in and knocked Lomeli in the head, prosecutors said. He fell to the ground and was still lying there when police arrived, court records show.
Several witnesses who stuck around told police what happened, but the good Samaritan was gone, according to a police report.
Police recovered a broken knife with a hook on one end, prosecutors said.
Lomeli, of the 2600 block of North Shore Avenue, now faces charges of armed robbery with a deadly weapon.
Wouldn’t that be a ‘hot cocks’?..................
It must have been Navin Johnson
Depends on whether he’s drinking ice-tea or coffee ...
Are we still allowed to say “cock”?
Looks like he found a new “special purpose”.
They bring a knife, you bring....a thermos?
Only if you’re talking about chickens, spigots or fist fights........
Calls for thermos registration and No Thermos Zones to follow shortly.
Shame there is no video in these days of ubiquitous cell phones.
Now they’ll be making a Thermos Free Zone to protect the muggers.
It was Leroy Brown. Baddest man ............
“ya want two lumps or three”
Sixty-one years old?
Old enough to know better.
interestingly no one seems to know where the expression “cold cocked” comes from
“The good Samaritan took off before officers arrived”
I’m thinking that’s a good policy these days. How many times have we seen the Good Samaritan hassled, charged with something, sued, etc. Let the publicity soften up those — especially those of an official capacity — who would try to jam him up.
“Cook County Judge Donald Panarese Jr. on Tuesday said Lomeli could be released on his own recognizance as long as he qualifies for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office’s electronic-monitoring program. If not, Lomeli will be responsible for $100,000 bail.”
Really? How does someone who assaults another person - threatening them at knife-point “qualify” to be trusted in public and released?
Do tell ...
He got a custom Continental
He got an Stanley Thermos too
He got a 32 gun in his pocket for fun
He got a razor in his shoe...
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