Internet bandits nabbed in scam, one flees scene
by Kevin Williams
December 20, 2007
With the economy in the dumps, online discounts may lead people away from the malls and onto the internet, but
buyers beware.
In June, two men from Maywood and an accomplice from Chicago began posting erroneous ads on online to lure
unsuspecting buyers to Maywood. Respondents to the ads, after agreeing to meet the sellers, would instead be
robbed. The online items posted by the internet bandits for purchase were mostly computers and cell phones.
When the sellers arrived they were greeted by gun point and robbed.
About 20 cases were reported. Police and U.S. marshals, in an undercover sting posing as buyers and sellers
on Craigslist.org, arrested the trio last Wednesday.
Dwayne W. Morrow, 21, of 1015 S. 14th Ave in Maywood was taken into custody and chard with one count of
attempted armed robber, aggravated armed robbery, two counts of theft, two counts of armed robbery, one
count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
Stephen D. Johnson, 18, of 1609 S. 8th Ave in Maywood and Donquez M. Nicholson, 17, of 1020 N Massosoit
Ave in Chicago are charged with one count of attempted armed robbery and one count of theft.
Shortly after the arrest, Morrow escaped from the Maywood police station. At the time of print for this story,
Morrow is still at-large. Police will not comment on the case until Morrow is apprehended.
