2 Men, 1 On Parole And 1 Out On Bond, Rob Man Outside Mall: OPD

ORLAND PARK, IL — Two men were arrested Thursday afternoon less than two hours after police said they hit and robbed a man who was walking in the parking lot of Orland Square Mall.

According to officials, a man was walking outside of 3 Orland Square Drive when he was approached by a white car at around 12:45 p.m. Thursday. A passenger inside the car moved to grab the man and showed him a handgun. When the man attempted to run away, the other man hit him in the head with the gun, which broke apart upon impact.

The man was able to run away but the driver and passenger in the car took his bag and drove off. Police found the piece of the gun in the parking lot and used video footage to identify the vehicle.

The driver of the car was identified as 28-year-old Joseph McCoy and the passenger as 30-year-old Jeremy Hill. Officers tracked the car to McCoy's home in Justice, IL where Hill and McCoy eventually returned and tried to run from officers.

At around 2:30 p.m., both Hill and McCoy were arrested. Police later found a handgun in McCoy's closet that matched the missing part of the gun that was left at the mall.

McCoy was arrested on charges of unlawful use of weapons in January of 2021 and is currently out on bond. Hill is currently on parole for an armed habitual criminal conviction and also had a felony warrant out for his arrest.

Both men, originally from Justice, were due in court on Saturday.