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A Chicago cab driver accused of kidnapping a woman and sexually assaulting her has pleaded guilty in exchange for probation, according to a report published on Friday. The CWB Chicago article said prosecutors dropped several Class X felony charges in the deal made with the man, whose name is Tarek Masri. A cab driver who was accused of kidnapping a female passenger for 3 hours and sexually assaulting her in Lincoln Park pleaded guilty this week to criminal sexual abuse in exchange for a sentence of 2 years of probation. https://t.co/uDKlrbgUgJ — CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) August 13, 2022 “This shows how broken the prosecutor office is. No consideration for the VICTIMS of crimes,” one social media user said of the report. “IL doesn’t care what u do anymore! No jail for anyone!” another wrote , while someone else said , “Chicago – Voted Best City for Criminals 2022.” Authorities arrested Masri in 2018, thanks to DNA findings in the assault, which reportedly took … [Read more...] about Report: Chicago Cabbie Accused of Kidnapping, Assault Gets Probation

A store owner claims to have been shot with a homemade weapon by a customer who became irate after losing the lottery. The alleged incident occurred on Wednesday morning in San Francisco, just after Hisham Abu had opened his business, Sam's Shop, for the day. A man entered the store with a lottery ticket, which Abu told him was not a winner, prompting him to become agitated, according to ABC 7 News. Abu said the man accused him of being responsible for his lottery loss. He also had a strange homemade device consisting of a piece of wood and balloon, which he used to attack the shop owner. "He told me, 'You sold a fake ticket,' and he had a balloon in his hand, with a pin from the front, and he had a piece of wood almost one foot long," Abu said. "[He] hit the balloon with a piece of wood, and bullet goes out and it hit my shoulder." Abu said that he was not even aware that the homemade contraption had shot him until it was pointed out by someone else. The unnamed man has … [Read more...] about Store owner says shot with homemade gun after customer loses lottery