6 years for man who carjacked driver in the Loop while wearing an ankle monitor

Angel Tanguma (Multiplottr, Chicago Police Department)

CHICAGO — A man who carjacked a driver inside a Loop parking garage while wearing an ankle monitor for a pending gun case has been given a six-year sentence.

Angel Tanguma pleaded guilty to vehicular hijacking, reduced from aggravated vehicular hijacking, in exchange for the sentence from Judge Carol Howard. Prosecutors dropped the gun case as part of the deal.

A 33-year-old man was inside a garage in the 1100 block of South State when Tanguma put a gun in his face around 8:40 p.m. on September 21, 2023, prosecutors claimed.

Tagnuma allegedly ordered the man to hand over his valuables, forced him to reveal his phone PIN, and then drove away with his Honda Civic.

About two hours later, a Chicago police license plate reader spotted the hijacked car in the Loop. The police said Tanguma bolted out of the car as they moved in. Prosecutors said police found a video of Tanguma putting on a mask before the carjacking.

He had also been wearing an ankle monitor for about a month since being charged with a felony gun case. Those allegations stemmed from a 911 call in which a witness reported seeing a man with a gun in the South Loop. 

When cops reached the 1200 block of South Indiana, the caller pointed to Tanguma. The cops got out, patted him down, and found an unloaded ghost gun in his waistband, according to CPD’s arrest report.

Tanguma allegedly told officers he carried the gun for protection and pointed out that it wasn’t loaded. Judge William Fahy released him on his own recognizance the next day with a curfew from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. The ankle monitor was attached to Tanguma’s leg to help enforce the curfew.

His six-year sentence will be reduced to three years with good behavior. He is currently scheduled to be paroled on August 7, 2026.