Bond Denied For Two Men Charged With Aggravated Carjacking In Villa Park

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Bond was denied for two men charged with carjacking a woman and two children on Friday according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office.

Luis Gomez-Garcia, 28, and Christopher Krieg, 32, each appeared in Bond Court; the two men were denied bond. They're charged with one count of aggravated vehicular hijacking, and three counts of aggravated kidnapping.

The office said On Oct. 8 around 4:48 p.m., the victim and her children, ages 5 and 10, were leaving a shopping mall located at 270 W. North Ave. As they entered the vehicle, the men approached the woman, with her window down, and held a knife to the victim's throat.

The men got into the vehicle demanding her belongings and told the victim to drive to her house, but the victim drove to a different location. The men fled in the car after releasing the woman and her children.

An investigation was conducted by the Villa Park Police along with the Chicago Police Department; leading authorities to the 2900 block of W. Harrison in Chicago around 7:21 p.m. where the men were located with the vehicle and weapon and taken into custody.

Both men are due back in court on Nov. 8.

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