Man charged with burglary received a 7.5-year sentence

Macoupin State’s Attorney Jordan Garrison announced today a former Girard man has been sentenced to seven and a half years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for a burglary in Girard. Troy A. Jones, 35, was born on Oct. 7, 1988, pleaded guilty to residential burglary in front of Judge April G. Troemper who handed down the sentence. Jones is being held at the Macoupin County Jail pending transport to the Department of Corrections.

In Nov. of 2022, a 9-1-1 call by a concerned citizen reported a suspicious individual looking into windows of residences in Girard. The City of Girard did not...