Chicago man accused in Christmas Eve carjacking at Oak Lawn gas station

Gabriel Castillo
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CHICAGO — A Chicago man accused in an armed carjacking at an Oak Lawn gas station has been taken into custody, police say.

According to Oak Lawn police, 22-year-old Marvin Johnson has been charged with one count of aggravated vehicular high jacking.

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Oak Lawn police say the charge stems from an alleged carjacking that occurred on Christmas Eve at a Shell gas station in the 10600 block of South Cicero Avenue.

Officers say they responded just after 5:30 p.m. and found the victim who told officers that he had been approached by a man armed with a handgun who demanded his car keys.

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Johnson was eventually taken into custody on Thursday after police located him at his residence in the 7800 block of South Essex in Chicago.

Johnson was set to appear in court for a detention hearing on Friday.

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