Two Chicago brothers are facing burglary charges after police say they were caught breaking into a moving cargo train on Chicago’s South Side last week.
According to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, the arrests were part of a joint investigation to reduce cargo theft on Norfolk Southern Railroad trains.
Around 3 a.m. on October 23, the railroad’s drone caught three persons breaking into a shipping container on a moving train near 64th and State streets.
When cops approached, the suspects fled. Drone footage tracked them into a surrounding bush, where cops arrested two men. Sheriff’s officers captured Mysean Bohannon, 19, while Chicago police apprehended his older brother, Avery Bohannon, 27.
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office charged both with felony burglary and misdemeanor trespassing on railroad property.
Authorities did not indicate what, if anything, was taken from the train, nor did they provide information about the third person who fled and has yet to be located.
Following their initial court appearance at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, authorities released both brothers from detention.
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