(WLS) The ABC7 Chicago I-Team has learned that a suspect arrested in the attack against two Jewish DePaul students is now facing multiple charges, including two counts of a hate crime.
The suspect, Adam Erkan, has also been charged with counts of aggravated battery with great bodily harm, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said late Wednesday.
The charges came after Chicago police announced the arrest of a person of interest earlier Wednesday.
Prosecutors said Erkan attacked and beat two Jewish students at DePaul late last year, leaving them with a concussion and broken wrist.
The victims, Max Long and Michael Kaminsky, told the I-Team they feel a little bit safer for the first time in months.
