Robert English high-ranking leader of a local street gang now is in jail awaiting trial after being charged for threatening area residents with a gun
Berwyn man known as a high-ranking leader of a local street gang now is in jail awaiting trial after being charged for threatening area residents with a gun. Bond was revoked for Robert English, 32, 3826 Euclid Ave., Berwyn, at a preliminary hearing Tuesday after he was charged with one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon within 1,000 feet of a park and three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.Cicero gang crimes tactical officers arrested English late Saturday night after a resident reported a man with a gun on the 1300 block of 57th Court in Cicero, police said.According to reports, English was brandishing his gun at unarmed people in the neighborhood in a threatening manner, and police recovered the weapon.Before the arrest, English had been out on bond awaiting trial for child endangerment charges in Berwyn. In May, Berwyn police said he co-hosted a large party at his home where two young children were present, dozens of gang members were c...