Theraflu Shoplifter Held on $200K Bond

Chicago - A Lawndale man was held on a $200,000 bond after being charged with allegedly slashing the hand of a Walgreens security guard with a box cutter and shoplifting Theraflu Monday night on the West Side.

Neil Round, 44, of 3422 W. Grenshaw St., was charged with felony armed-robbery, according to police. The charge was approved at 2:12 p.m. Tuesday.

Judge Donald Panarese set bond at $200,000 during a Wednesday hearing, according to Cook County State's Attorney's office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton. He will appear for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 2. in North Felony Court (Br. 42).

Police responded to a battery at a Walgreens at 3401 W. Roosevelt Rd. about 7 p.m. Monday. Once on the scene, officers found a security guard outside the store holding his right hand, which was dripping with blood, according to an Ogden District police lieutenant.

The guard told police a man had allegedly just cut him with a box-cutter during an argument that ensued when the suspect was trying to leave the store without paying for two packages of Theraflu, the lieutenant said.

Police said the items were worth $13.27.

Employees witnessed Round allegedly placing two packages of the medicine in his coat pocket and as he walked past cash registers without paying. When the guard tried to question him outside, Round allegedly told the guard, “Get the f--- away from me” and he slashed the guard with a box cutter, according to the lieutenant.
Chicago Fire Department ambulance No. 38 took the guard to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he received 20 stitches on his hand, the lieutenant said.