Wicker Park flower shop robber and stabber caught and charged

Update:
Currently in Cook County jail, Hampton's bond is set at $500,000. Next court date is Mar. 12 at Branch 66, Room 101, 26th and California, probably noon, reports Court Advocate Joe Kopera.

Alexander Hampton is charged with the robbery and stabbing of the Asrai Garden flower shop employee, 1935 W. North Ave. on Feb. 16.

The Fugitive Apprehension Unit took Hampton, 24, from the 3300 block of West Douglas Blvd. on Feb. 20. Following interviews and lineups, he was charge on Feb. 21. Charges are Violent Sex Offender Registration and Robber-Armed-Other Dangerous Weapon.

Sex offenders must register within a year of their conviction and must register annually as well as if there is an address change.