Morris Pasqual, Acting U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois
Morris Pasqual, Acting U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois
A man has been charged in federal court with robbing an armored truck driver in downtown Chicago earlier this week.
According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court, Dajon Harris allegedly robbed a Brinks armored truck driver on Wednesday morning in the first block of South State Street in the Loop neighborhood. The complaint states that the driver had exited a store carrying several bags of cash when Harris approached and tried to take one of the bags. A struggle followed, during which Harris punched the driver and took a bag of cash. The complaint further notes that during the struggle, the driver drew his firearm and fired shots at Harris.
Harris then fled west on Madison Street toward a Chicago Transit Authority subway station. Law enforcement officers encountered him there and recovered the stolen money. Harris was transported to a hospital for medical treatment.
The complaint charges Harris, 23, of Evergreen Park, Illinois, with robbery, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. His initial appearance in federal court has not yet been scheduled.
The announcement was made by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Douglas S. DePodesta, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI. The Chicago Police Department provided assistance with the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hanna Helwig is representing the government.
The incident occurred within a recently expanded Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) enforcement zone in downtown Chicago. In June 2025, U.S. Attorney Boutros announced that PSN would include economic centers downtown as well as all rail lines operated by CTA to address violent crime such as robberies and illegal firearm possession by focusing law enforcement efforts on these areas.
"The public is reminded that a complaint is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
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