Man sentenced to 7 years in prison for carjacking radio talk show host Maze Jackson on South Side

Saturday, September 2, 2023
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for carjacking a popular radio talk show host in Chicago.

William Nixon pleaded guilty this week to carjacking a Porsche belonging to host Maze Jackson.

ABC7 spoke with Jackson after the carjacking happened in 2021.

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Police said Jackson was stopped at a red light at 25th and State streets on the city's South Side when a delivery truck bumped into his car.

The truck driver then hopped into the Porsche and drove away. Police arrested him soon after.

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