Robbery Suspect Arrested After Stolen Vehicle Struck by Train

Posted on 02/10/2022

At approximately 3:30 a.m., Pleasant Prairie Police officers  responded to a report of an armed robbery and vehicle theft that occurred in the 12700 block of Sheridan Road. 

Responding officers learned that the victim was approached by two male suspects armed with handguns. The suspects demanded the victim’s purse and vehicle keys. One of the suspects discharged their firearm during the altercation. The victim was unharmed and the suspects fled the area in the victim’s car, which was later recovered by Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies (IL) after being abandoned on railroad tracks. The stolen car was subsequently struck by a train near the Van Patton Woods Forest Preserve in Illinois.  

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies located someone walking in the area and identified him as one of the suspects. That person was taken into custody and is currently being held in Lake County Jail. A temporary felony warrant was issued and the suspect is awaiting extradition back to Wisconsin to face charges.  The suspect had the victim’s cell phone in his pocket at the time of the arrest. 

Canadian Pacific Police are investigating the crash between the car and train. Lake County is conducting further investigation for the portion of the incident that occurred in their jurisdiction. 

The other suspect was not located and remains at large. He was described as male, between 5’ 6” and 5’ 8” tall, with average build. At the time of the incident, he was wearing an orange hooded sweatshirt under a dark coat and blue jeans.