3rd suspect connected to targeted attack on elderly Oak Lawn woman in custody after TX police chase
2 other suspects are already in custody
OAK LAWN, Ill. (WLS) -- The last of three suspects in an Oak Lawn home invasion is in custody after a police chase Monday in Houston.
The FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force, Houston Police and Texas State Troopers located 31-year-old Anthony Mitchell, of Chicago, and attempted to arrest him for the March attack.
Mitchell then took off in a car and later crashed after a 40-minute pursuit through Houston, officials said.
In January, the FBI Task Force also arrested 31-year-old Gregory Smith at an apartment in Chicago.
Oak Lawn police said they has been working on the case "non-stop" since the home invasion occurred and made their first arrest of a 15-year-old juvenile within weeks of the crime.
Investigators said the three suspects broke into a 71-year-old woman's Oak Lawn home in the 4600-block of West 105th Place, in March 2022.
Village officials said at the time that the victim answered a ring at her door and was met with a Black female wearing an orange or red coat who told her she was selling candy.
As they spoke, a Black man wearing what appeared to be a white t-shirt over a blue hoodie pulled out a gun and forced his way into the home, officials said.
The victim was held at gunpoint while a third man, also described as a Black male but without a clothing description, also came into her home. The three then ransacked the home and fled to a white Kia Optima driven by a fourth person. The Kia fled west on 105th Place toward Cicero Avenue, officials said.
Three of the suspects were caught on surveillance video.
The victim was knocked to the ground as the armed man entered her home and she sustained minor injuries, according to officials.
Mitchell is awaiting a hearing on charges in Houston and will be extradited back to Illinois.
Smith was charged with home invasion and 23 additional felonies, including unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and habitual armed offender, Oak Lawn police said.
Investigators said they conducted dozens of interviews, executed more than 10 search warrants, and utilized multiple modern technologies to gather the evidence needed to make the arrests.
