Police: Man charged in CTA Blue Line robbery of man in wheelchair

Saturday, March 31, 2018
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Authorities have charged a man who stole a cell phone from a man in a wheelchair on the Near West Side.

Police have charged 23-year-old Daryll Payne of the 7300 block of South Clyde Avenue with one felony count of robbery.
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According to authorities, Payne robbed a 54-year-old man in a wheelchair as the man was exiting a Blue Line train on the 400 block of South Damen on January 24.

Authorities said Payne grabbed his cell phone from the armrest of the wheelchair and fled.
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Payne was identified through surveillance video and Ventra card usage prior to being taken into custody by police.
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