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Police say video and social networking sites played a role in arrest
Chicago, IL -
One man has been charged in Sunday's brutal mob beating and stabbing in Boystown that was all caught on tape.
24-year-old Darren Hayes of Hammond, Indiana turned himself in to Chicago Police when he learned they were looking for him in connection with the weekend incident.
Hayes was charged with one count of aggravated battery for the stabbing and is expected to appear in bond court later Friday.
Police credit the video, which shows a 25-year-old man being punched and kicked by nearly a dozen men, and social networking sites like Facebook for assisting in the arrest.
"Technology definitely played a big role because we definitely wouldn't have had the images without the people who recorded them," Belmont Area Sgt. Debra DeYoung said at a news conference Friday morning.
The video has stirred outrage in the North Side community, which is the central hub to Chicago's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The attack became the hot topic of discussion at Wednesday's CAPS meeting in Lakeview.
The victim is now out of the hospital after being stabbed Sunday morning at Halsted and Aldine, resulting in a collapsed lung. He is in good condition. He has said that his attackers were strangers and the altercation began with a gay slur, though he believes they too were gay.
Police say the search for other suspects continues and additional arrests are expected.
24-year-old Darren Hayes of Hammond, Indiana turned himself in to Chicago Police when he learned they were looking for him in connection with the weekend incident.
Hayes was charged with one count of aggravated battery for the stabbing and is expected to appear in bond court later Friday.
Police credit the video, which shows a 25-year-old man being punched and kicked by nearly a dozen men, and social networking sites like Facebook for assisting in the arrest.
"Technology definitely played a big role because we definitely wouldn't have had the images without the people who recorded them," Belmont Area Sgt. Debra DeYoung said at a news conference Friday morning.
The video has stirred outrage in the North Side community, which is the central hub to Chicago's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The attack became the hot topic of discussion at Wednesday's CAPS meeting in Lakeview.
The victim is now out of the hospital after being stabbed Sunday morning at Halsted and Aldine, resulting in a collapsed lung. He is in good condition. He has said that his attackers were strangers and the altercation began with a gay slur, though he believes they too were gay.
Police say the search for other suspects continues and additional arrests are expected.
