Crime News Metro/State

Chicago man charged with choking 61-year-old woman

The attack happened Aug. 10 in the 2700 block of North Clark Street.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man is facing charges in connection with a fatal shooting from June 19, 2021, on the West Side. — A man was charged for choking a woman in Park West on Aug. 10.

A man has been charged with choking a 61-year-old woman in Park West on the North Side.

Kenyate Jackson, 26, of West Rogers Park, is charged with aggravated battery of a person over 60 and attempted first-degree murder, Chicago Police said.

The attack occurred on Aug. 10 in the 2700 block of North Clark Street, police said.

Jackson was being held without bail.

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