A 22 year old Mt. Carmel man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to a Class 2 felony charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
In November, former Wabash County State’s Attorney Cassandra Goldman filed the complaint against Brendan Schell who was arrested following a Mt. Carmel Police investigation that was initiated by a sexual abuse allegation against Schell. He was located in the 100 block of West 8th Street where he was taken into custody and transported to the Wabash County Jail.
Since his arrest in November, Schell has been held in the Wabash County Jail on a $4,000 cash bond. In addition, Schell is on parole from the Department of Corrections, who issued a warrant with no bond.
Schell was one of two teens arrested in 2016 for an armed robbery at the Grayville Casey’s General Store after brandishing a compound bow and arrow at the clerk. He was sentenced to 8 years on that Class X felony before being paroled in May of 2019.
Following the 5 year prison sentence, Schell will be on two years of parole.
