@nbcchicago: After several random attacks on women led to months of fear in Chicago, victims are starting to see justice as one so-called "Loop Puncher" was sentenced to prison Thursday, and charges were announced against another. A 37-year-old man named Derek Rucker was sentenced to 7 years in prison Thursday for a string of random attacks on and around Chicago train lines, including two in which he spat on women on the train and one in which he punched a woman in River North. Plus, police also announced Thursday, 32-year-old William Livingston is facing two felony counts of aggravated battery in a public place after striking two women on June 12 in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Livingston has previously been arrested more than a dozen times for similar crimes, including an attack that left a mom with brutal facial fractures, bruises and emotional trauma. Tap the 🔗 for the full story #chicagoloop #looppuncher #attacks #caughtoncamera

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Friday 14 November 2025 22:15:48 GMT