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A Chicago man on federal probation was sentenced to 22 years in prison for robbing a Glendale Heights business in April 2023, prosecutors said.
Odell Wright, 49, formerly of the 1400 block of South Pulaski Road, appeared in court Oct. 14, 2023, where he was ordered detained pre-trial. On Dec. 5, 2024, following a three-day-long trial, Wright was found guilty of one count of aggravated robbery, according to a DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office news release.
About 1:54 p.m. April 26, 2023, Glendale Heights police responded to a robbery at Stella’s Place, located at 2190 Bloomingdale Road. Authorities later learned that Wright entered the establishment shortly after 12 p.m. and began playing a slot machine. At approximately 1:40 p.m., Wright approached an employee at the front counter, indicated he had a gun and ordered the employee to open the cash register and give him the money in the register, according to the release.
After the employee complied with Wright’s orders, Wright fled the establishment. On Oct. 13, 2023, Wright was arrested. He was on federal probation at the time of his arrest.
“Violence, such as we saw in this case, has no place in civilized society,” DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in the release. “[The] 22-year sentence sends the unmistakable message that if you commit this type of brazen crime in DuPage County, the penalty will be significant. While I am sure this was a very traumatic event for the employee at Stella’s, we are all thankful no one was injured.”