Black College Student's Mom Drags Him To Police Station After Recognizing Him As Suspect In Armed Train Robbery

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No one knows a child better than their own mother — and no kid can keep
anything truly hidden from their mom.

This rings true for a Chicago mother who happened to see her son in a news
report about an armed robbery of a train conductor in Chicago.

On February 15, 2022, Brown, an economics major at Loyola University
Chicago, was reportedly taking the train to class when he realized that he
was a little peckish and wanted a small snack before class started. As the
train pulled into his station in downtown Chicago, Brown spotted the
conductor handling a stack of money and allegedly decided to take action.

Brown allegedly held the train conductor at gunpoint with a black, semi-
automatic handgun, which he reportedly later told police was a BB gun, and
announced that he was performing a robbery aboard the Metra Electric Line
train, stealing $110.

At a court hearing, it was claimed that this was a crime of opportunity
and that when Brown noticed the conductor handling the money, he got pangs
of hunger and decided to take the $110 — making off with the money but
throwing the weapon away in a nearby trash can.

In the images that were taken after the incident occurred, you can see
Brown fleeing the scene with the handgun in tow — leaving the conductor
behind him at the entrance of the train car with his hands raised above
his head looking away.

He remained on the run all day, going about his usual business until he
was at home.

When images of the suspect were released, Brown's mother recognized him
and drove him to the police department to surrender.

During a court hearing to decide Brown’s bond, his defense attorney told
Judge Maryam Ahmad that the teen committed the crime because he was hungry
and needed to eat before class. However, this excuse didn’t work on the
judge, who jokes that she was once a hungry student but had never resorted
to violence in order to finance a snack, CWB Chicago reported. As such,
Brown’s request for bail was denied.

In February 2023, a year after the incident, CWB Chicago reported that
Brown pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and was sentenced to two years
of probation as well as 56 days in jail, which he had already served by
the date of sentencing.

While it likely was not easy for this mom to turn her own son in,
ultimately, it may be for his own good.

For parents, deciding whether or not to turn a child in for their crimes
can feel like an impossible decision. However, psychologist Vivian Diller,
Ph.D., wrote for HuffPost that once a child presents a danger to
themselves or others, parents should report them, as this mother did.
Facing the consequences may help prevent further crimes.

According to Brown’s apparent LinkedIn page, he was an undergraduate
student at Loyola University and would be studying economics set to
graduate in 2025. However, it’s unclear whether he remains enrolled in the
school after this situation.

The train conductor was unharmed in the robbery, and Brown has no prior
criminal record.


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