Cassandra A. Goldman, Wabash County State's Attorney, reports that Eric M. Swanson, a 31-year old Mt. Carmel, Illinois man, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections by the Honorable Circuit Judge Christopher L. Weber in Wabash County Circuit Court.
State's Attorney Goldman advises that the Defendant was charged September 30, 2019 with Burglary, a Class 2 Felony. Mr. Swanson was sentenced to 4 years in the Department of Corrections, to be followed by 2 years of mandatory supervised release (parole).
FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF OFFENSE:
That on the 12th day of September, 2019, in Wabash County, Illinois, the Defendant, ERIC M. SWANSON, committed the offense of BURGLARY in that said Defendant, without authority, knowingly entered a motor vehicle of XXXXXX, being a 2011 gray Chevrolet, located in 300 block of West 9th Street, Mt. Carmel, Illinois, with the intent to commit therein a theft in violation of 720 ILCS 5/19-1(a). A CLASS 2 FELONY
