Judge Wants Deal Done in 2011 Robbery Case or Else Sending it to Trial

Three of four men charged with robbing an Orland Park jewelry store more than a year and a half ago have been shipped off to prison, and the judge wants the last case taken care of next month.

"If this is not resolved by June 18 it will go to trial," Cook County Judge Colleen Hyland said during a brief Thursday hearing for Antoine Kelly at the Bridgeview Courthouse.

Kelly, 33, is the last of four men remaining in the Cook County Jail following their arrests for allegedly robbing Jewelry Gems & Design in October 2011. Kelly's co-defendants—Charles Harper, 38, Darrin Carter, 34, and Lance Vaughn, 33—have all pleaded guilty. Harper got 22 years in prison, Carter was sentenced to 16 years and Vaughn got 13.

Kelly's part in the heist was to pose as a Jewelry Gems & Design customer along with Harper, police said. The pair reportedly asked to see engagement rings, and then Harper whipped out a handgun and threatened the store owner and an employee.

Kelly and Harper proceeded to bind their victims' hands with duct tape before letting Carter into the store, police said. Carter helped with grabbing jewelry and hauling it out to two getaway cars. Vaughn kept a lookout from one of the cars.

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