Three men are charged with carjacking and robbing a Downers Grove man at gunpoint: Prosecutors – Shaw Local

A motion to deny temporary release to three men accused of robbing a Downers Grove man of his property and vehicle at gunpoint on Sept. 28 was granted Sunday.

Javari Williams, 18, of the 15200 block of Turlington Avenue, Harvey; Tremaine Nelson, 18, of the 3400 block of Rhode Island Court, Gary, Indiana; and Tyray Hemphill, 22, of the 6400 block of South Oakley Avenue, Chicago; appeared in First Appearance Court charged with one count each of armed robbery with a firearm, aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm and aggravated vehicular hijacking – victim over 60, all Class X felonies, according to a news release from the DuPage County District Attorney's Office.

At approximately 6:50 p.m. on Sept. 27, DuPage County sheriff's deputies responded to 36th Street and Fairview Avenue in unincorporated Downers Grove for a report of an armed robbery of a motor vehicle that had just occurred, authorities said.

After speaking with the victim, a man in his 60s, police learned that a black 2006 Dodge Charger was allegedly involved in the robbery. Downers Grove Police were able to locate the Charger and the victim's vehicle, a 2006 Silver Chrysler 300 SRT, in the area.

Police pursued the two vehicles and after a short time the Charger crashed on Route 83 in Hinsdale. After the crash, four occupants of the Charger exited the vehicle and began walking northbound on the shoulder of Route 83, the release said.

Hinsdale police approached the four people, after which three of them, later identified as defendants, climbed over a wooden fence and fled, while the fourth person allegedly claimed to be the victim of a robbery and ultimately eluded law enforcement, according to reports it in the press release.

The sheriff's office and other law enforcement agencies set up a perimeter and arrested the three defendants after a brief search, authorities said.

Nelson was reportedly in a window well in the 500 block of North Quincy Avenue in Hinsdale. Police allegedly found a loaded .40-caliber Glock 23 semi-automatic handgun with a bullet in the chamber in the same window well.

According to the release, Williams and Hemphill were also on the same property, as were two other handguns, including a loaded Glock 23 Gen 4 with an extended magazine.

Authorities subsequently said the victim allegedly arranged with a person named “Reyes” to sell his car through the mobile marketplace app OfferUp.

Reyes and the victim allegedly met at the victim's residence and took a test drive. After the test drive, Reyes allegedly convinced the victim to walk down the street to meet a friend who had a tow truck, authorities said.

As the victim and Reyes walked down the street, the victim turned around and walked back to his car. At that point, the defendants, who had driven the Charger up to the victim's car, got out of the Charger and ran toward the victim with their cars drawn, the release said.

The defendants allegedly pointed their weapons at the victim's head, back and groin and searched his pockets to steal his wallet, car keys, a gold chain, a watch and a cell phone, the release said.

The defendants then pushed the victim to the ground, told him, “Don’t you fucking move,” and fled in the victim’s car and Charger. Authorities also learned that the Charger was reported stolen out of Chicago on September 23rd.

“The allegations that Javari Williams, Tremain Nelson and Tyray Hemphill violently robbed an innocent man of his car, pointed three guns at him and attempted to hide in a residential neighborhood are chilling,” DuPage County District Attorney Robert Berlin said in the press release. “We are all grateful that the victim in this case was not physically injured.”

The investigation into this matter is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the DuPage County Sheriff's Office at 630-407-2400.

The next court date for the three defendants is scheduled for October 28th.