By Brian Stanley
For the Bugle
A second suspect was arrested recently in connection with an armed carjacking that occurred last fall in Joliet.
Jordan M. Peete, 21, of the first block of East Zarley Boulevard, was arrested April 23 at his residence on charges of armed robbery, aggravated vehicular hijacking and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
(Jordan Peete)
About 10 p.m. on Nov. 1, a man called police to Briggs Street and Maple Road and said he’d been robbed and his car had been stolen.
The victim told investigators he’d been parked in his black Jeep Wrangler at the dead end of Sherman Street waiting to provide a ride to a friend. As the man was sitting there, he was approached by two people, one of whom held a silver revolver to his head, according to police reports.
The victim was forced to drive off and stop at an ATM to withdraw cash. After driving around more, the man was kicked out of the Jeep at Briggs and Maple while his assailants drove away.
While speaking with the victim, police learned his vehicle had been found at Center and Bridge streets. Alliyah Thomas, 18, of Plainfield, had been detained at the scene.
According to police, the victim identified Thomas as one of the robbers and she was arrested on a charge of armed robbery. Thomas is still awaiting trial and is being held in the Will County jail.
“During the course of the Investigation officers were able to determine that Peete was the other person with Thomas (and) were able to get a warrant for Peete,” police said in a statement.
According to court records, Peete pleaded guilty in 2016 to burglarizing a house in the 500 block of North Bluff Street. He was released on parole from a four-year prison sentence in July.