3 Chicago men charged in Woodstock residential burglary

WOODSTOCK – All three suspects believed to be involved in a residential burglary in Woodstock on Wednesday are in custody after the search for the third ended Thursday in Chicago, police said.

Amire Rose, 19, of Chicago, was taken into custody the same day the other two suspects – Kentrell J. Leggitt, 18, and Bashiek Stovall, 40 – appeared in rights court.

All three are charged with residential burglary, theft, criminal damage to property, possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting arrest.

Leggitt also is charged with possession of a stolen firearm. His bond was set at $100,000 and Stovall's at $80,000.

According to court documents, the men broke the door frame of a home in the 400 block of Oakwood Avenue in Woodstock, and entered the home, and stole a firearm from the homeowner before fleeing the scene. Woodstock Police Chief Robert Lowen previously said no one was home at the time of the alleged crime.

Police said video surveillance from inside the victim residence showed Stovall, Leggitt and a masked and hooded offender stealing items. They were in the residence for about 2½ minutes before Woodstock patrol officers arrived, at which point the offenders fled in separate directions, police said.

The Ruger handgun that was taken from the residence was found on the path where the suspects fled after Leggitt intentionally dropped it next to a wood pile, police have said.

The men were in possession of a stolen 1998 Buick LeSabre. Lowen said police located the vehicle about a block from the burglarized home.

Rose was identified Wednesday night during a meeting with Stovall's family, during which detectives learned he is Stovall's nephew, police said.

The Great Lakes Regional U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force assisted the Woodstock police in finding Rose, who was arrested about 3:15 p.m. Thursday on the 7800 block of South Essex Avenue in Chicago. Later, Lowen said Rose was in the task force's custody.

Police have had contact with Rose before, Lowen said, but not for this type of criminal activity.

Woodstock School District 200 put all buildings on a soft lockdown Wednesday at the request of police.

The most serious charge against Stovall and Leggitt is a Class 1 felony, punishable by four to 15 years in prison. Both men are set to appear in court on Dec. 2.