Evanston Hair Salon Bandit Pleads Not Guilty

The 41-year-old Evanston resident pled not guilty in Cook County Circuit Court on Friday. Jason Logsdon is charged with robbing 15 different hair salons throughout the Chicago area.

Evanston Hair Salon Robber Used BB Gun, Officials Say

Jason Logsdon, 41, told police that he robbed more than a dozen hair salons to feed his crack habit. He is charged with five counts of armed robbery, according to the 'Sun-Times.'

Evanston resident Jason Logsdon was indicted this week on five counts of armed robbery at the Cook County Circuit Court in Skokie, in connection with a series of hair salon robberies spanning two counties, the Sun-Times reports. Police say Logsdon, 41, of the 900 block of Chicago Avenue, robbed 15 hair salons in eight different municipalities, including Skokie, Niles and Morton Grove.  According to the Sun-Times, Logsdon used a BB gun to rob the salons, and typically made off with anywhere between $100 to $800 from each robbery. He also told authorities that he committed the robberies to feed his crack habit. Logsdon is next scheduled to appear in court on March 8.

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Evanston 'Salon Bandit' Charged in DuPage Robberies; Faces Maximum of 120 Years in Prison

Jason Logsdon, 41, of Evanston, was charged with four armed robberies in DuPage County. He was charged earlier for robberies in Niles, Skokie and Chicago. He faces up to 120 years in prison.

An Evanston man already charged in 11 business and hair salon robberies in the northern suburbs was charged Friday with robbing a Glen Ellyn Great Clips, along with three other businesses in Lombard. Jason Logsdon, 41, of the 900 block of Chicago Avenue, Evanston, was charged with allegedly robbing four DuPage County businesses in the past two months, according to DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin. He was charged with four counts of armed robbery, each a Class X Felony punishable by up to 30 years in jail. The law allows for the sentences to be served consecutively, making it possible that Logsdon could serve a maximum sentence of 120 years. Logsdon was charged earlier in the week with robbing 11 businesses in the northern …

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