Naperville Man Beaten, Car Stolen, On Social App Meetup: Cops

AURORA, IL — A 19-year-old woman and two teens have been charged with felonies for a hijacking that took place early Saturday on the Near Southeast side. Taytianna B. Jones, of the 400 block of E. Downer, along with a 15-year-old DeKalb girl and a 14-year-old Aurora boy are all charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking, armed robbery, vehicular invasion and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

Police said the incident began around 1:30 a.m. when a 22-year-old Naperville man drove up to the 700 block of Concord Street to meet with someone he had been chatting with on the Meet Me social app. She had directed him to let her know when he arrived. When he did, several males and females, at least one of them armed, approached his car. They pulled him out of the vehicle and began beating and kicking him, police say.

They demanded the victim hand over his valuables. He gave them his cell phone, wallet and car keys. Then, one man in the group chased him away from the scene. He last saw the car driving west on Evans Avenue. The victim was taken to an Aurora hospital and was treated for cuts and scrapes.

Less than an hour later, around 2:10 a.m., Aurora Police got word of the Bellwood Police Department running the license plate of the vehicle. Officers noted there were several people standing around the vehicle. When the two departments communicated about the car, Bellwood officers found six people in a car that was very close to the stolen one. They were detained and a replica gun was found in their vehicle.

The departments linked the woman and the two juveniles to the case, and charges were authorized by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office. Jones is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail at the Kane County Correctional Center. The two juveniles were taken to the Kane County Youth Home.

Others that were involved, but released without charges were a 24-year-old Yorkville man and two, 16-year-old boys, from Chicago and DeKalb.

Taytianna B. Jones booking photo, courtesy of Kane County Sheriff's Office