A Plainfield man pleaded guilty to stealing jewelry during an alleged armed home invasion that took place in 2017.

Lavon K. Young, 22, of the 2100 block of Hastings Drive pleaded guilty on Feb. 27 to entering a Joliet home belonging to the wife of Andres Alonso, 28, and stealing jewelry.

Charges of home invasion and armed robbery were dropped as part of the plea.

Young was sentenced to eight years in prison but will serve 50 percent of that sentence, Will County State’s Attorney spokeswoman Carole Cheney said. Young also will be credited for time previously served in jail.

Young’s attorney, Jeff Tomczak, tried to suppress evidence in the case because he argued the information that led to Young’s arrest was unreliable and tainted.

Tomczak argued the police obtained evidence against Young after Alonso, along with Sergio Flores, 31, and Marlon Crosby, 26, allegedly apprehended and tortured Andres Ochoa, 22, for information about the home invasion that took place on July 10, 2017.

The three men have been charged with kidnapping and beating Ochoa.

The judge didn’t rule on Tomczak’s motion to suppress evidence against Young because he entered a plea in the case, Cheney said.

Tomczak did not return a call for comment Tuesday.

Alonso didn’t testify in court that he and two of his friends tortured Ochoa. In testimony from Feb. 5, he said he punched Ochoa three times in the face out of anger after reading a text message that seemed to indicate he was involved the robbery of his home.

Alonso testified he “had a hunch” Ochoa might have been involved in the home invasion in 2017.

Alonso testified Ochoa was invited into their car, the three men kept questioning him about the robbery and they drove to Menards to pick up duct tape that was used to bind his ankles.

“I just wanted to put some fear into him,” Alonso said.

Alonso said he was driving and remembered Crosby binding Ochoa with duct tape, but he was unbound once he started talking.