Feds file new charges in botched Country Club Hills sting after initial case collapsed
<p>New charges have been filed over the June 9 attempted robbery<b> </b>of undercover federal officers in Country Club Hills, nearly two months after<b> </b>the case originally brought by prosecutors fell apart over video of a police shooting that seemed to contradict an FBI special agent’s sworn affidavit.</p><p>It’s one of a series of cases that prompted judges to <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/18/boutros-holleb-hotaling-atf-country-club-hills" target="_blank" >question the feds’ credibility</a> in Chicago. Magistrate Judge Keri<b> </b>Holleb<b> </b>Hotaling, who handled the original case, at one point threatened to hold a hearing over whether to sanction the government over what had occurred.</p><p>That hearing never went forward.</p><div class="RelatedList Enhancement" data-module data-align-center> <div class="RelatedList-title">Related</div> <ul class="RelatedList-items"> <li class="RelatedList-items-item"> <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/18/boutros-holleb-hotaling-atf-country-club-hills" >Charges dropped in suburban ATF sting, further straining trust between Boutros’ office and judges</a> </li> </ul> </div> <p>Now, new<b> </b>attempted robbery charges have been leveled against Amir<b> </b>Fagan, Darrion<b> </b>Rayford and<b> </b>Dontrell<b> </b>Gordon.
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<p>New charges have been filed over the June 9 attempted robbery<b> </b>of undercover federal officers in Country Club Hills, nearly two months after<b> </b>the case originally brought by prosecutors fell apart over video of a police shooting that seemed to contradict an FBI special agent’s sworn affidavit.</p><p>It’s one of a series of cases that prompted judges to <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/18/boutros-holleb-hotaling-atf-country-club-hills" target="_blank" >question the feds’ credibility</a> in Chicago. Magistrate Judge Keri<b> </b>Holleb<b> </b>Hotaling, who handled the original case, at one point threatened to hold a hearing over whether to sanction the government over what had occurred.</p><p>That hearing never went forward.</p><div class="RelatedList Enhancement" data-module data-align-center> <div class="RelatedList-title">Related</div> <ul class="RelatedList-items"> <li class="RelatedList-items-item"> <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/18/boutros-holleb-hotaling-atf-country-club-hills" >Charges dropped in suburban ATF sting, further straining trust between Boutros’ office and judges</a> </li> </ul> </div> <p>Now, new<b> </b>attempted robbery charges have been leveled against Amir<b> </b>Fagan, Darrion<b> </b>Rayford and<b> </b>Dontrell<b> </b>Gordon. Fagan is the only one of the three who also faced charges in June. He<b> </b>and Rayford<b> </b>were then charged<b> </b>June 30<b> </b>in a new indictment<b> </b>that was only unsealed Monday.</p><p>The feds charged Gordon separately<b> </b>in a criminal complaint<b> </b>filed Tuesday.
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- <p>New charges have been filed over the June 9 attempted robbery<b> </b>of undercover federal officers in Country Club Hills, nearly two months after<b> </b>the case originally brought by prosecutors fell apart over video of a police shooting that seemed to contradict an FBI special agent’s sworn affidavit.</p><p>It’s one of a series of cases that prompted judges to <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/18/boutros-holleb-hotaling-atf-country-club-hills" target="_blank" >question the feds’ credibility</a> in Chicago. Magistrate Judge Keri<b> </b>Holleb<b> </b>Hotaling, who handled the original case, at one point threatened to hold a hearing over whether to sanction the government over what had occurred.</p><p>That hearing never went forward.</p><div class="RelatedList Enhancement" data-module data-align-center> <div class="RelatedList-title">Related</div> <ul class="RelatedList-items"> <li class="RelatedList-items-item"> <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/18/boutros-holleb-hotaling-atf-country-club-hills" >Charges dropped in suburban ATF sting, further straining trust between Boutros’ office and judges</a> </li> </ul> </div> <p>Now, new<b> </b>attempted robbery charges have been leveled against Amir<b> </b>Fagan, Darrion<b> </b>Rayford and<b> </b>Dontrell<b> </b>Gordon.
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