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- 0:05Speaker 1: Decalbman charged in Oswego armed robbery faces more charges. Written
- 0:10Speaker 1: by Eric Shelkopf, This article is being read by an
- 0:14Speaker 1: automated voice brought to you by Everlett. A decalbman charged
- 0:19Speaker 1: with armed robbery after he allegedly robbed a person at
- 0:22Speaker 1: gunpoint in Oswego early Saturday, faces new charges. Timothy J. Rodgers,
- 0:27Speaker 1: twenty two, had originally been charged with armed robbery and
- 0:30Speaker 1: armed violence. He now faces four additional felony charges, aggravated robbery,
- 0:36Speaker 1: unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and aggravated
- 0:39Speaker 1: unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a firearm without
- 0:42Speaker 1: a valid FOYD card. During a detention hearing on Monday,
- 0:46Speaker 1: he was ordered to remain in custody in the Kendall
- 0:49Speaker 1: County Jail pending further court proceedings. His next court hearing
- 0:53Speaker 1: is set for May twenty second. A second suspect has
- 0:56Speaker 1: not yet been located, police said. At approx. Three twenty
- 1:00Speaker 1: four a m Saturday, Oswego police were dispatched to the
- 1:04Speaker 1: two hundred block of Concord Drive South for a report
- 1:07Speaker 1: of shots fired. According to a news release from the
- 1:10Speaker 1: Oswego Police Department. During the investigation, officers learned that a
- 1:15Speaker 1: driver involved in a crash in Aurora reported being robbed
- 1:18Speaker 1: at gunpoint in Oswego by individuals in the other vehicle.
- 1:22Speaker 1: Police said. The victim reported he was sitting in his
- 1:25Speaker 1: car outside his home when he was approached by Rogers,
- 1:29Speaker 1: who allegedly displayed a firearm and robbed him. The release
- 1:32Speaker 1: said the victim then retrieved a firearm from his residence
- 1:36Speaker 1: and chased after the suspect. Police said. The victim reported
- 1:40Speaker 1: to police that Rogers again allegedly pointed a gun at him,
- 1:43Speaker 1: and the victim fired multiple shots at the hymn. Rogers
- 1:47Speaker 1: fled in his vehicle, According to police, The victim returned
- 1:51Speaker 1: to his vehicle and followed Rogers' vehicle northbound on Orchard
- 1:54Speaker 1: Road until both vehicles crashed near Orchard Road and Interstate
- 1:58Speaker 1: eighty eight. According to police. Police said two individuals fled
- 2:02Speaker 1: from the suspects vehicle. Rogers was located by Kane County
- 2:06Speaker 1: Sheriff's deputies and turned over to Oswego Police. The investigation
- 2:11Speaker 1: remains ongoing. Police are encouraging anyone with information to call
- 2:15Speaker 1: six three zero five five one seven three hundred. Information
- 2:19Speaker 1: may also be provided to Kendall Crime Stoppers at six
- 2:22Speaker 1: three zoos five five three five nine ninety nine. Callers
- 2:25Speaker 1: remain anonymous, and tips leading to arrests are eligible for
- 2:29Speaker 1: a cash reward of up to one thousand dollars