49th Ward Shop Owner Harassed (Updated)

Reported first on the 'Broken Heart'.

A couple in their 40s who own a store on the 1900 block of W. Howard say they were harassed by a gun-toting man for firing his girlfriend. The victims, who said they've had run-ins before with the man, were working in their store at 6 p.m. Oct. 30. The man entered the store allegedly waving a gun. After yelling something unintelligible, the victims fled their store, police said. The victims told police they have filed other complaints against the man for slashing their car tires and assault. The man has also thrown eggs at the victims' store, according to the police report. Police found the man and arrested him after both victims positively identified him. O'Neil McLacklan, who has addresses on the 7500 block of N. Seeley and the 1300 block of W. Touhy, was charged with aggravated assault and criminal damage to property. He has a Dec. 10 court date. The police report did not note McLacklan's exact age, except to say that he was in his 30s. Source.

Update: I received an email regarding this Chicago Journal story.

Hi Craig, The women listed in the blog as his girlfriend is my mother. She is not, nor ever was, his girlfriend. They went to school together. She also quit from good-2-go, they did not fire her.

It started when the owners started giving her a hard time and she decided to quit. He saw the owners reacting negatively and he took matters into his own hands. He decided to slash the tire to the owners Benz. Once my mother found out, she called the owners and let them know what he had done. Why he's still behaving like this, we have no idea. She hasn't had any contact with him since she quit.