Third so-called ‘Loop puncher' accused of punching, striking 3 women

A third so-called “Loop puncher” is facing charges after police say he battered three women in separate attacks in downtown Chicago while on electronic monitoring.

Marlon Miller, 40, is facing three felony charges for aggravated battery in a public place after attacking several women on Dec. 10 in separate incidents that prosecutors say were “wholly unprovoked.”

The first attack occurred around 8:15 a.m. Dec. 10, according to prosecutors. Miller walked up to his first victim near 1 East Randolph Street and punched her in the eye, breaking her glasses and bruising her.

Then, Miller walked up at a 62-year-old woman who was walking with her cousin near 50 West Washington, according to prosecutors. Miller threw a box of chicken nuggets at the woman’s face, striking her, and then threw an open right hand at her face, grazing her nose.

In his final attack that day, Miller punched a woman in the face as she was walking with a coworker near 59 East Randolph, leaving her with a swollen and bruised eye.

The victims reported the incidents to police, who later located Miller based on their description. He was wearing an ankle monitor at the time of his arrest, prosecutors said, and he told police the women punched him first.

All of the women were walking to work when they were attacked, prosecutors said.

Miller has been arrested a total of nine times since 2018, including seven times in the past 12 months for battery and reckless conduct.

In five of those cases, he pled guilty. One was dismissed and three are still pending, including one from late November. Miller was released on electronic monitoring after the late November incident, records show, and he was still on electronic monitoring when Wednesday’s incident occurred.

Below are details on Miller’s several arrests prior to the most recent incident, according to court records:

• On November 25, 2025, around 7:25 p.m. on the 100 block of North State Street, Miller struck a 30-year-old woman in the face with an object as she was out walking, police said. He was arrested by Chicago police and charged with one count of aggravated battery causing bodily harm. The case is still pending.
• On November 15, 2025, Miller was arrested by Chicago police and charged with one count of battery/making physical contact. This case was dismissed after Miller failed to appear for a court date in five days after his arrest.
• On October 10, 2025, around 8:59 p.m. on the 100 block of North Dearborn Street, Miller was seen punching two women before fleeing, police said. Officers tracked Miller down and he was put into custody. Miller was charged with one count of reckless conduct. The case is still pending.
• Between May and August 2025, Miller was in Cook County Jail as a result of a guilty plea in the November 7, 2024, case.
• On February 23, 2025, Miller was arrested by Evanston police and charged with 1 count of battery/causing bodily harm and served with one warrant. He pled guilty to the battery charged in May and was sentenced to 10 days in jail (with credit for all 10 days already served).
• On December 20, 2024, Miller was arrested by Berwyn police and charged with two counts of battery. He pled guilty the following March and was sentenced to 3 days in Cook County jail (with credit for all 3 days already served).
• On November 7, 2024, Miller was arrested by Chicago police and charged with one count of battery. He pled guilty in May to battery and was sentenced to 74 days in Cook County jail (with credit for 14 days already served).
• Miller served time in IDOC for a 2021 case between the Nov. 7 incident and the following.
• On March 9, 2021, Miller was arrested by Chicago police and charged with one count of battery. He pled guilty in March 2022 and was sentenced to 5 years in Illinois Department of Corrections (with credit for 366 days already served).
• On February 26, 2018, Miller was arrested by Chicago police and charged with two counts of aggravated battery.

NBC Chicago previously spoke with two victims of other so-called “Loop punchers,” including a suburban mom whose attack left her with brutal facial fractures, bruises and emotional trauma.