CHICAGO — Two people have now been charged in connection with the looting of a Union Pacific intermodal train Friday on the city’s West Side, WLS-TV reports.
Derrick Weathers, 53, and Lemar Hollingsworth, 21, are facing misdemeanor charges for theft. Weathers is also facing a felony charge for drug possession.
At least six individuals were have reported to have been arrested after a large group of people broke into containers on the stopped train on Friday afternoon and began removing items including flat screen TVs and air fryers [see “Six arrested after looting …,” Trains News Wire, Oct. 12, 2024]. Some of the items were recovered; WLS reports others have said some of the stolen items are being sold online.
The Chicago Tribune reports two of those arrested had been released by Saturday. Some news reports have said the looting was going on for some time before police responded; the Tribune reports Chicago police waited more than an hour for railroad police to respond and secure the tracks.
The police response to the incident led Metra to halt operations through the area on its UP West line for more than two hours.
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