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  "path": "/crime/2026/03/10/another-downtown-chicago-puncher-faces-hate-crime-battery-charges-after-attacking-women",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T02:52:25.982Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>A 36-year-old man remains in custody Tuesday, accused of attacking three women in the Loop last week. </p><p>Edwin Barron faces hate crime and aggravated battery charges after Chicago police arrested him on March 5. On Sunday, a judge ordered Barron to be detained and to appear in court again March 13. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/12/12/man-charged-with-attacking-3-women-in-the-loop\" ></a> Barron's attacks in the Loop are the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/10/17/punchers-chicago-downtown-attacks-livingston-rucker-downtown-mental-health-system-failure-treat-protect\" >latest in a series of violent encounters</a> around the Chicago area. </p><p>According to police reports, on the evening of March 5, officers responded to reports of a male dressed entirely black hitting random people in the area of 108 S. Michigan Ave. </p><p>One victim, a 24-year-old Black woman, said Barron struck her on the left arm and called her the N-word multiple times. Another victim, a 21-year-old woman, told police her hair was pulled, and still another woman, 24, said Barron struck her on the head. </p><p>This incident was not the first time Barron has been arrested for violently attacking pedestrians. </p><p>In 2020, Barron was arrested for \"knowingly and intentionally\" making physical contact with another female victim. Court documents showed he kicked the victim off of her bike while she was riding it. </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/2025/12/12/man-charged-with-attacking-3-women-in-the-loop\" >More ‘puncher’ attacks in downtown Chicago; man with ankle monitor is accused of punching 3 women in the Loop</a> </li> </ul> </div> <p></p>",
  "title": "Another downtown Chicago 'puncher' faces hate crime, battery charges after women attacked",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T04:00:08.465Z"
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