Chicago man receives 22 years in prison for robbery of Glendale Heights: Prosecutors – Shaw Local News Network

The Chicago man of Federal Probation was sentenced to 22 years in prison for robbing Glendale Heights business in April 2023, prosecutors said.

The 49-year-old Odel Wright, a former 1400 block of southern Pulaski Road, appeared in court on October 14, 2023, where he was ordered to be detained. On December 5, 2024, after a three -day process, Wright was found guilty of a counteracting robbery, according to a announcement by the Dupage County Bar Office.

Around 1:54 pm April 26, 2023, police in Glendale Height reacted to a robbery on the site of Stella, located on 2190 Bloomingdale Road. Later, the authorities learned that Wright enters the establishment shortly after 12 o’clock and began to play on a slot machine. Around 1:40 pm, Wright approached an employee of the front countertop, pointing out that he had a gun and ordered the employee to open the cashier and give him the money in the register, according to the statement.

After the employee fulfilled Wright’s orders, Wright escaped from the establishment. On October 13, 2023, Wright was arrested. He was of federal probation during his arrest.

“The violence we saw in this case has no place in the civilized society,” Dupage County’s lawyer Robert Berlin said in a statement. “[The] The 22-year sentence sends the infallible message that if you commit this type of brazen crime in Dupage County, the sentence will be significant. Although I am sure it was a very traumatic event for the Stella employee, we are all grateful that no one was injured. “