Man charged with armed robbery of Joliet GameStop
By Sun-Times Media Wire
Jocqui McGee | Joliet Police Department
JOLIET, Ill. - A man is accused of stealing video games and a video game console from a store in suburban
Jocqui McGee, 25, allegedly walked into a GameStop store, 1530 Route 59, about 5:30 p.m. Saturday and spoke to an employee about buying the games and the console, Joliet police said.
Then, McGee allegedly pulled out a gun and demanded the employee hand over the merchandise, police said. He allegedly took off with the items and an action figure before officers arrived.
Officers in nearby Bolingbrook contacted a GameStop store in their jurisdiction about the robbery and gave the employees McGee’s description, police said. A short time later, the employees spotted McGee in their store and called Bolingbrook police.
UpdatedSun, Dec 20, 2020 at 11:00 pm CT
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Jocqui McGee entered the Route 59 GameStop with a loaded gun and robbed the place Saturday evening, Joliet police say. (Mugshot via Joliet Police Department )
JOLIET, IL A 25-year-old Bellwood man is now behind bars at the Will County Jail after Joliet police say he held up the GameStop store in the 1500 block of Route 59 with a loaded gun Saturday evening. With help from Bolingbrook police,
Jocqui McGee was captured several minutes later at the GameStop on North Weber Road, Joliet police announced Sunday.
McGee has been charged with the armed robbery in Joliet and he was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon.