TV Reporter Attacked in Loop Carjacking Attempt, 7-Time Felon Charged

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At about 12:46 p.m. on January 2, the veteran reporter was sitting in her luxury SUV in the 200 block of North State Street, just south of Wacker Drive, when Noah Johnson, 43, allegedly walked up and opened her driver’s door.

Johnson, without saying a word, proceeded to punch the reporter in the face as the victim honked her horn, hoping to get someone’s attention, according to a Chicago police report. Prosecutors allege Johnson tried to pull the reporter out of her car and that the attack was so violent it dislodged the victim’s salivary gland. While Johnson did not say anything as he carried out the attack, he did mumble to himself and growl at the victim, the report stated.

Noah Johnson

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He is charged with attempted vehicular hijacking, unlawful vehicular invasion, and aggravated battery in a public place.

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