A six-time offender pled guilty Monday to stealing the Dior boutique on Rush Street three years ago, according to court records.
According to court records, Judge Sophia Atcherson sentenced Anthony Bowens, 56, to nine years in prison for armed robbery and a concurrent seven-year sentence on a related burglary case.
Around 10:47 p.m. in August 2023, Bowens allegedly broke open two doors in the back of the Dior shop at 931 North Rush Street. Once inside, he allegedly pulled out a weapon and held a Dior security guard at gunpoint while taking handbags and bags off store shelves. According to CPD records, the store’s loss ranged from $40,000 to $48,000.
Bowens loaded the stuff into a black Yukon in the alley and drove away. According to a person acquainted with the inquiry, officers soon identified Bowens since the license plate on the getaway vehicle belonged to him. The Yukon was discovered by authorities the following afternoon near 63rd and Lowe streets. Officers stopped the vehicle because they suspected it was involved in the Dior robbery.
According to a CPD arrest report, Bowens matched the robber seen on Dior’s surveillance cameras. Officers also discovered that his driver’s license was suspended and took him into arrest. According to Chicago police inventory records, authorities discovered credit cards with the names of three other people when arresting Bowens.
Bowens has a significant criminal record spanning over two decades, according to Cook County court records. In 2010, he was convicted of burglary and armed robbery, and he was sentenced to ten years in prison for the latter. His previous convictions include felon in possession of a handgun and aggravated unauthorized use of a weapon in 2004, manufacture-delivery of cocaine in 2000, and possession of a prohibited drug in 1999, according to the court filing.
Good behavior will result in a 50% reduction in his nine-year sentence. According to court documents, he is given 432 days of credit for pretrial confinement, which leaves him with slightly more than three years to spend.
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