Crime & Safety
Naperville Man Charged With Stabbing Cab Driver
The 33-year-old took the cab on July 4 and led police on a lengthy chase before being stopped, according to reports.
A 33-year-old Naperville man is headed to court after he stabbed an Aurora taxi driver and took his vehicle on Thursday, police said.
- Aggravated vehicular hijacking
- Vehicular hijacking
- Aggravated battery
- Aggravated fleeing and eluding police
- Possession of a stolen motor vehicle
Martin stabbed the Aurora taxi driver in the throat with what might have been a broken plastic license plate holder after a brief argument took place, the Daily Herald reports. The driver originally picked Martin up at about 4:45 a.m. Thursday from a Naperville gas station on the 600 block of North Route 59, the Tribune's story said.
The driver, with non-life threatening injuries, got out of the car and Martin drove off in it. The cab was later spotted about 12 hours later at 4:50 p.m. by an off-duty DuPage County Forest Preserve police officer near Butterfield Road and Route 59, according to the Daily Herald.
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Martin did not stop for police and drove to Aurora, where one of the cab's tires was punctured and he was arrested, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Martin is scheduled to appear Saturday in Kane County bond court, the Herald's story said.
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