Kelli Storckman, Wabash County State’s Attorney, reports that Jacob Adams, a 24-year old Mt. Carmel, Illinois man, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections by the Honorable Judge William C.
Hudson in Wabash County Circuit Court.
State’s Attorney Storckman advises that the Defendant was charged August 18, 2021, with Burglary, a Class 3 Felony (26 counts); Possession of a Stolen Firearm, a Class 2 Felony; and Possession of Weapon by Felon, a Class 3 Felony. Mr. Adams was sentenced in Counts I, II, III and XXVII to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, to be followed by one year of mandatory supervised release (parole). Counts to run concurrent.
FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF OFFENSE:
COUNT I: That on or about July 24, 2021 or July 25, 2021, in Wabash County, Illinois, the Defendant, JACOB W. ADAMS, committed the offense of BURGLARY in that said Defendant, without authority, knowingly entered a vehicle owned by XXXXXXX, being a Red Dodge Journey, with the intent to commit therein a theft, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/19-1(a). A CLASS 3 FELONY.
COUNT II: That on or about July 24, 2021 or July 25, 2021, in Wabash County, Illinois, the Defendant, JACOB W. ADAMS, committed the offense of BURGLARY in that said Defendant, without authority, knowingly entered a vehicle owned by XXXXXXXX, being a Silver Chevrolet Blazer with the intent to commit therein a theft in violation of 720 ILCS 5/19-1(a). A CLASS 3 FELONY
COUNT III: That on or about July 24, 2021 or July 25, 2021, in Wabash County, Illinois, the Defendant, JACOB W. ADAMS, committed the offense of BURGLARY in that said Defendant, without authority, knowingly entered a vehicle owned by XXXXX, being a White Chevrolet Silverado with the intent to commit therein a theft, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/19-1(a). A CLASS 3 FELONY
COUNT XXVII: That on the 31st day of July, 2021, in Wabash County, Illinois, the Defendant, JACOB W. ADAMS, committed the offense of POSSESSION OF A STOLEN FIREARM, in that said Defendant, not being
entitled to the possession of a firearm, possessed a Springfield XDs 9mm Pistol, knowing that that firearm had been stolen, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/24-3.8. A CLASS 2 FELONY
