April 26--A North Aurora man is headed to prison for a 2014 residential burglary in Aurora.
Roosevelt T. Yankaway, 23, of the 100 block of East State Street, North Aurora, has been sentenced by Kane County Associate Judge Linda Abrahamson to 10 years in prison.
Yankaway was convicted Feb. 9 by a Kane County jury of residential burglary, a Class 1 felony.
Kane County prosecutors presented evidence that at about 1:30 p.m. Dec. 29, 2014, Yankaway broke into a residence in the 1000 block of Kane Street in Aurora and stole $300 cash. A resident who was upstairs heard a loud noise and went to investigate. As she looked down the stairs she saw Yankaway walking up the stairs. Yankaway immediately fled.
Yankaway was eligible for enhanced sentencing because of his criminal history. He has multiple felony convictions in Kane County for residential burglary, burglary and criminal damage to property, according to the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.
According to Illinois law, Yankaway is eligible for day-for-day sentencing. He was given credit for 436 days served in the Kane County jail.
