Kelli Storckman, Wabash County State’s Attorney, reports that David R. Harms, a 34-year old Mt. Carmel, Illinois man, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections by the Honorable Circuit Judge William C. Hudson in Wabash County Circuit Court.
State’s Attorney Storckman advises that the Defendant was charged July 24, 2021, with 2 counts of Burglary, A Class 3 Felony. Mr. Harms was sentenced to 4 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, to be followed by 12 months of mandatory supervised release (parole) on each count. Sentence to run consecutively.
FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF OFFENSE:
COUNT I BURGLARY
That on or about July 24, 2021 or July 25, 2021, in Wabash County, Illinois, the Defendant, DAVID RYAN HARMS, committed the offense of BURGLARY, in that said Defendant, without authority, knowingly entered a vehicle owned by XXXXXXXX, 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 BURGLARY
That on or about July 24, 2021 or July 25, 2021, in Wabash County, Illinois, the Defendant, DAVID RYAN HARMS, committed the offense of BURGLARY, in that said Defendant, without authority, knowingly entered a vehicle owned by XXXXXXX and 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
Original Release From Mt. Carmel Police Department posted on wsjd.fm 7/26/21:
On 7/25/21, Mt. Carmel Police arrested David Ryan Harms, age 33, of Mt. Carmel, for Burglary to Motor Vehicle, following police reports of over 50 vehicles being burglarized throughout 7/24-7/25/2021 in various locations around Mt. Carmel. During the investigation, officers learned of information implicating Harms in the crimes. Wabash County State’s Attorney Kelli Storckman and officers from the Mt. Carmel Police Department completed a search warrant for a residence in the 400 block of Cedar Street. The search warrant was granted by Wabash County Circuit Judge William Hudson. Officers served the search warrant at this time, where numerous items that had been reported stolen were located. Mr. Harms was also located at the home. Harms was taken into custody and transported to the Wabash County Jail, where he is held pending a bond setting by a judge. Harms is also on parole status with the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Wabash County Jail mug shot from 2019