DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today that a jury has found Thaddeus Jones, 26 (d.o.b. 10/29/1996) formerly of Aurora, guilty of breaking into a woman’s house, sexually assaulting the woman and forcing her to drive him to her bank to withdraw money from her account. The jury reached their verdict after approximately two hours of deliberations following a four-day-long trial in front of Judge Michael Reidy. In all the jury found Jones guilty of two counts of Home Invasion (Class X Felony), eight counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (Class X Felony), two counts of Aggravated Kidnapping (Class X Felony), one count of Robbery (Class 2 Felony) and one count of Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle (Class 2 Felony).
On March 23, 2018, at approximately 7:15 a.m., DuPage County sheriff deputies responded to a residence in unincorporated Naperville for a report of a home invasion. Through the course of their investigation into the matter authorities learned that Jones had broken into the woman’s home, sexually assaulted her, then forced her into her car which he then drove to her bank to withdraw money for him. Jones then returned to the woman’s home with her at which time the woman was able to escape. Jones then fled the scene in the woman’s car. Within hours, Jones was located at a motel in Naperville and taken into custody. He has remained in custody at the DuPage County Jail since that time.
“This was a horrific, violent attack and sexual assault of an innocent woman in her own home,” Berlin said. “While the victim in this case will never be able to forget what happened to her, it is my sincerest hope that the jury’s finding of guilty on all counts will provide her some measure of justice knowing the man responsible for so much pain and suffering will be held accountable. I thank the jury in this case for their service and I thank Judge Reidy for ensuring a fair trial for both sides. I also thank Assistant State’s Attorney’s Michael Fisher, Cathy DeLaMar and Christina Kye for their efforts in seeking justice in this case.”
Jones faces a penalty of up to 120 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. His next court appearance is scheduled for May 30, 2023, for sentencing.
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