A Gresham man was ordered held on $125,000 bail, accused of robbing a 79-year-old man last month and punching him so hard he had to undergo surgery, police said.
In court today, Judge Laura Sullivan set bail at $125,000 for Dominic Johnson, said Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokesman Andy Conklin.
Johnson, 18, of the 7500 block of South Normal Avenue, was charged Tuesday with one felony count of robbery of a senior citizen after he was identified by the victim, police said.
The attack occurred March 27 in the 400 block of West 79th Street when the victim saw Johnson gambling behind his property, police said. When the elderly man told him to leave, Johnson pushed him against his truck and punched him in the abdomen, police said.
While the man was lying on the ground, Johnson went through his pockets and took $1,000, police said.
About a week after the attack, the victim began having extreme pain from the beating and was admitted to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he underwent surgery, police said.
Johnson is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on May 1, Conklin said.
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