6 months in jail, probation for teen in 2017 East Dundee gas station robbery
A 19-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to six months in jail and four years of probation after pleading guilty to his role in a May 2017 armed robbery at an East Dundee gas station.
Santrell D. Tamir, of the 7400 block of South Champlain Avenue, had faced a minimum of six years in prison on the most severe charge of armed robbery in connection with the robbery of a Thornton's gas station at 100 Dundee Ave.
Tamir pleaded guilty last week to one count of attempted armed robbery, a felony punishable by up to seven years in prison.
As part of the plea, which was accepted by Kane County Judge D.J. Tegeler, prosecutors dismissed the most severe charges, Kane County court records show.
According to police, three people entered a gas station in the early morning hours of May 15, 2017, followed by a fourth, who pulled a gun. The four took money from the cash register, instant Lotto scratch-off tickets, and the gas station clerk's cellphone before leaving in a vehicle driven by a fifth person, according to police.
Tamir and four others - including two juveniles - were arrested later that night after a traffic stop in which authorities found the tickets, a change dispenser from a cash register and a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, police said.
Tamir can have his 180-day jail sentence cut in half for good behavior. He also gets credit for five days served in jail before posting bail and must pay $1,280 in fines and fees.
If he violates probation, he could be resentenced to prison.
The cases of two co-defendants from Chicago are still pending in Kane County, and information on the two juvenile cases was not available.
DaMarcus D. Gilmore, 19, and Brian D. Ormond, 19, are both being held at the Kane County jail on bails of $350,000 and $200,000, meaning they must post $35,000 and $20,000 respectively, to be released while the charges are pending.
Gilmore is due in court on Thursday, while Ormond is due in court on Dec. 20 with a jury trial set for April 15.