Robbery Suspect Can’t Say He Was Railroaded
A judge banned an 18-year-old robbery suspect from riding the city’s train system, calling the youth “a menace” to transit patrons.
“He’s forfeited his right to use that form of public transportation. He can use the public sidewalk,” Cook County Circuit Judge Michael Bolan declared when Tommy Holloway appeared for the second consecutive day on charges he had robbed a train passenger.
On Tuesday, Bolan charged Holloway with robbery for the theft of a gold necklace and $38 from a passenger on an elevated train. Less than two hours after leaving court in that case, prosecutors contend, Holloway stole a baseball cap and a book bag from another train rider.
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