Chicago man charged with stealing from 4 cars in Johnsburg gets probation

A Chicago man has been sentenced to two years of probation in a plea deal after he was charged with burglarizing four cars in 2023 in Johnsburg.

Jovany Uribe, 25, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in McHenry County court before Judge Tiffany Davis, admitting to one count of burglary without causing damage, a Class 3 felony. In exchange for the plea, three other counts of burglary and four counts of trespassing vehicles were dropped.

Uribe was sentenced to two years of “second-chance” probation; he must complete 30 hours of public service, submit to three random drug tests and pay $1,224 in fines and fees, according to court records.

Another Chicago man also was charged in the alleged burglaries. Leonardo J. Perez Jr., 24, of Chicago, and Uribe each originally were charged with four counts of burglary without causing damage and four counts of criminal trespass to vehicles, Class A misdemeanors, according to the criminal complaints filed in McHenry County court.

Perez has pleaded not guilty on all counts and is scheduled to go to trial Feb. 3, according to court records.

According to the complaint, during the overnight hours of Oct. 21, 2023, the pair “without authority” entered a black GMC Yukon and stole one brown leather Dockers wallet along with $20, four credit cards, a debit card, a driver’s license, a medical card and a Sam’s Club card.

The pair also was accused of entering a 2013 silver Hyundai Elantra and a black Chevrolet Traverse and stealing a wallet, a permanent resident card, a Social Security card, credit cards, a Sam’s Club card, a bank card and a few dollars in coins, according to court records. The men also stole knives from a silver Ford Fusion, according to the complaint.

Police received their first call about 7:15 a.m. that people’s vehicles had been burglarized, Johnsburg police Chief Jason Greenwald said. The thefts occurred in various subdivisions throughout Johnsburg, and the pair likely picked vehicles randomly and walked up to see if they were unlocked, the chief said, calling the incidents “random crimes of opportunity.”