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Repeat Offender Arrested for Cycling Mugging in Chicago

4/18/2026

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Tesfaye Cooper, 30, was arrested April 8 in Chicago for allegedly mugging a cyclist, with Mazi Pearson, 33, identified as an accomplice.
Cooper previously served seven years for a 2017 hate crime involving torturing a disabled white man.
Cooper and Pearson attacked the cyclist and shouted gang-related phrases.
In the earlier case, Cooper and three others livestreamed the brutal attack.
The cyclist was white, and Cooper was not charged with a hate crime.

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Story summary

Tesfaye Cooper, 30, was arrested April 8 in Chicago for allegedly mugging a cyclist, with Mazi Pearson, 33, identified as an accomplice.
Cooper previously served seven years for a 2017 hate crime involving torturing a disabled white man.
Cooper and Pearson attacked the cyclist and shouted gang-related phrases.
In the earlier case, Cooper and three others livestreamed the brutal attack.
The cyclist was white, and Cooper was not charged with a hate crime.