Man accused of robbing husband and wife in Chicago suburbs

EVANSTON, Illinois (CBS) — A man has been arrested and charged with robbing a man and a woman on the lakefront in Evanston this week.

At 9 p.m. last Monday, the man and woman were in the area of ​​Michigan Avenue and Kedzie Street, a residential area one block south of busy Main Street and one block west of Sheridan Road and the lakefront.

A man came forward and handed the man and woman a note demanding their wallets and cellphones, Evanston police said. Police said the man also implied he had a gun by lifting up his hoodie and exposing his waistband, though a police news release did not indicate he ever pulled the gun or pointed it at the victims.

The woman did not have a wallet or cellphone, but the man did, and he gave both to the robber, police said. The robber ran away.

Hours later, at 1 a.m. Tuesday, Evanston police officers were patrolling the 600 block of Oakton Street, a few blocks south and west of the original robbery, when they encountered a man trying to open car doors, police said.

Officers tried to stop the suspect, but he ran away, police said. Officers apprehended and arrested him after a brief struggle, police said.

The suspect, Kyle Knight, 24, was found in possession of a loaded 9mm Bryco handgun and items he took during the robbery, police said.

He was taken to the Evanston police station, where he admitted to having the gun in his possession and being present during the robbery, police said. He did not have a Firearm Owners Identification Card, police said.

Knight, of Evanston, was charged with one felony count each of aggravated robbery and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and one misdemeanor count each of resisting a peace officer and possession of ammunition without a FOID card, police said.

He was arrested during an initial hearing and is scheduled to appear in court at the Skokie courthouse on July 18, police said.