A Chicago woman has been left brain dead after she was viciously beaten by an eight-time felon, police said.
The woman, 61, who has not been identified, was riding the CTA Red Line on January 4 when she was targeted by two men - one of whom was allegedly convicted criminal Mijawon Johnson, 36.
As they attempted to steal her purse, Johnson pinned the woman to a seat and repeatedly punched and stomped her head and stomach, and jumped on her 'with all of his weight', prosecutors said.
Johnson was on parole for armed robbery at the time of the attack, has served six stints in prison and now faces charges including attempted murder - which could be upgraded as the woman is not expected to survive.
Mijawon Johnson, 36, allegedly punched and stomped the woman in a frenzied attack at around 1:30am on January 4 on a Chicago train
The victim, a 61-year-old woman who has not been identified, was found by train staff at a station around 12 minutes down the line from where the attack unfolded
The beating erupted at around 1:30am, when Johnson was allegedly captured on surveillance footage approaching the woman on a train car.
At some point during the attempted robbery, the attacker flew into a violent frenzy and repeatedly attacked the woman's head and stomach.
Officials said he 'stomped' her before leaving her for dead on the train. She was found by train staff when it pulled into Roosevelt Station - around 12 minutes down the line from where the attack took place.
The victim is believed to currently be 'on a ventilator and brain dead', CWB Chicago reported. Prosecutors said she is not expected to live.
After investigators identified Johnson as the suspect, a bulletin was sent to local police precincts as fears grew while the career criminal remained at large.
He was arrested the day after the attack on January 5, when patrol cops caught him on a CTA bus and pulled the vehicle over to take him into custody.
With seven previous convictions, Johnson is now faced with charges of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated battery.
He is also facing a separate charge of violating an order of protection after he reportedly entered the Old Town home of a 27-year-old woman despite being ordered to stay away from the property.
The alleged attacker was on parole for armed robbery at the time of the incident, and has served six previous stints in prison
The attack has sparked outrage among the community, with many questioning why Johnson was on the streets considering his violent criminal history.
At the time of the train attack, Johnson was on parole following his release from prison in August, after serving half of a six-year prison stretch for armed robbery.
He was snared on St Patrick's Day in 2021 when he mugged an undercover narcotics officer, reportedly holding his hand to his side to give the appearance he had a gun.
The covert officer handed over his phone and money, which had been given serial numbers to help investigators track them for drug purchases, according to a reported CPD case report.
Johnson was arrested after the undercover cop gave a secret signal that he was being robbed, per the report.
He had previously been sentenced to prison six times between 2007 and 2015. At the time of the armed robbery he was also on parole for the aggravated battery of a police officer at a train station, reports CWB Chicago.
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