In an unexpected twist to a Facebook Marketplace transaction, 18-year-old Isaiah Williams is alleged to have targeted a particularly unlucky buyer: an off-duty sergeant from the Chicago Police Department.
Williams was apprehended on September 26 after what began as a simple phone sale in the West Town neighborhood escalated into a chase and struggle. He now faces charges of robbery.
The report from the Chicago Police Department indicates that the 44-year-old sergeant, stationed in the Near North District, had posted his iPhone 15 for sale on Facebook Marketplace and arranged to meet Williams in a parking lot located at Grand and Western avenues, accompanied by his wife.
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