Crime & Safety
Suspected Car Burglar Sentenced to 6 Years in Jail
Jacari A. Peters, of Chicago, was charged with two counts of burglary by Tinley Park Police in June. He pleaded guilty on Monday.
A suspected 21-year-old car burglar was sentenced to six years in prison Monday for his role in several Tinley Park vehicle break-ins.
Jacari A. Peters, 21, of the 10800 block of South Prospect Street in Chicago, was charged with two counts of burglary , this summer.
Peters was caught after one of the victims saw his license plate while he was fleeing the scene, Tinley Park Police said.
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In one instance, Peters kicked out a car’s back window to steal the radio, and in the other he made off with an iPod and iPhone, according to courtroom testimony.
Peters was convicted of possession of a controlled substance in 2008, court records show. Between 2007 and 2009 he had been arrested multiple times for trespassing and damage, though the charges were later dropped.
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He was facing a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison on the most recent charges and pleaded guilty before Cook County Judge John J. Hynes in exchange for a six-year sentence and the possibility of joining a boot camp program.
The 175 days Peters has spent in prison thus far will be credited to his sentence, Hynes said.
