Overview

• The defendants — Victory Banks, Will Brown, Aldonte Goodman, Anthony Hampton, Dalvin Johnson, and Armon Williams — face felony counts of theft, burglary, and criminal damage.
• Prosecutors said Brown, Banks, and Johnson also face armed robbery charges.
• A CPD helicopter tracked a red Nissan from Lake Shore Drive onto the Dan Ryan before a crash at 51st Street ended the pursuit and officers made arrests after foot chases.
• Police recovered four of the five stolen watches valued at $170,500, and no injuries were reported.
• They appeared in First Appearance Court on Sunday before Judge James Murphy III and were ordered held, and court records show Johnson was on pretrial release in a separate burglary case.