Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives began investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a Beach Park convenience store on Saturday morning, April 20, 2024.
Lake County Sheriff’s detectives developed several leads indicating Bryan Campos, 26, of the 2100 block of Hawthorne Lane, Waukegan, was responsible for committing the armed robbery of the store. Lake County Sheriff’s detectives on Sunday, April 21, 2024, gathered enough evidence to support the issuance of a search warrant for Campo’s residence. During the search warrant, sheriff’s detectives found the hat, jacket, pants, and face covering worn by Campos during the robbery.
Lake County Sheriff’s detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Campos for aggravated robbery, and Campos was arrested by the Waukegan Police Department on Sunday, May 5, 2024. He was in possession of a firearm when he was arrested.
Sheriff’s detectives had also determined that Caden Hernandez, 21, of 2100 block of Hawthorne Lane, Waukegan, was the alleged getaway driver for Campos, after Campos committed the armed robbery. Hernandez was arrested by detectives on April 21, 2024. The Lake County State’s Attorney approved the charge of aiding a fugitive for Hernandez. Following a court hearing, Hernandez was given pre-trial release and is due back in court on May 9, 2024, at 1:30 p.m.
At a detention hearing on May 7, 2024, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office upgraded charges to armed robbery against Campos, and he was ordered to be detained in the Lake County Jail pending further court proceedings. Campos is due back in court on June 4, 2024, at 1:30 p.m.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
— Lake County Sheriff’s Office
BACKGROUND BEFORE ARRESTS
Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 11:35 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2024, to a report of an armed robbery that just occurred at a convenience store in the 37700 block of North Green Bay Road in Beach Park. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and spoke to the store clerk, who was uninjured.
Preliminary investigation shows a male adult, possibly of Hispanic descent, was wearing a face covering, yellow coat, tan pants, and gloves. He entered the store and displayed a firearm, and demanded money from the store clerk. The offender ran from the store after obtaining cash from the clerk’s register.
A Lake County Sheriff’s K-9 Team responded and tracked the scent of the man, however, the scent ended at the dead end of a roadway, indicating the offender likely entered a vehicle. Sheriff’s evidence technicians recovered evidence that will be sent to the crime lab for analysis.
The armed robbery remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division.
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