Jury finds man guilty in 2016 theft, guard abduction at Spring Hill Mall
A jury has convicted a Dundee-area man in the 2016 abduction of a security guard and theft of cell phones at Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee.
Cesar Natali-Rodriguez faces 10 to 30 years in prison, said the Kane County state's attorney's office.
Natali-Rodriguez, 36, of the 36W block of Shady Lane, was found guilty Wednesday of armed robbery, kidnapping, armed violence and other charges.
Authorities say two men bound the security guard's hands and covered his eyes. They asked him for information about mall security video, broke into two shops and stole mobile telephones valued at more than $10,000.
The guard also was handcuffed to a drainpipe.
Natali-Rodriguez is due back in court May 7 for sentencing. The second man has not been identified.
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