Man Who Stole Prosecutors' Computers Sentenced To Prison

CHICAGO — A Chicago man who stole computers and employees' personal belongings from the Cook County State's Attorney's Office has been sentenced to five years in prison, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Friday.

Staci Lacy, 46, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of burglary, a Class 2 felony. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thomas J. Byrne imposed the sentence.

According to Raoul's office, Lacy entered the Criminal Court Administration Building at 2650 S. California Ave. after it closed to the public July 22, 2024. He proceeded to the state's attorney's office, loaded computers and employees' personal items onto a wheeled cart and left with the property.

Some of the stolen computers were being used by employees who were in the middle of prosecuting a first-degree murder trial, according to the attorney general’s office.

"I am pleased with this sentence that will hold the defendant accountable for his brazen actions," Raoul said in the release. "Those actions threatened to interfere with our system of justice and cannot be tolerated."

Investigators identified Lacy through security footage showing him entering and leaving the building, along with DNA recovered from a cigarette, according to Raoul's office.

An August 2024 sheriff’s office announcement describing a burglary at the same building on the same date identified the defendant as Jordan Jose Ocampo, then 44. The announcement said Ocampo had been in Cook County Jail since Aug. 14, 2024, on unrelated charges.

A sheriff's online custody listing reviewed by Patch Friday identifies Jordan J. Ocampo as 46 and shows the same Aug. 14, 2024, booking date. It also lists court dates of Oct. 22 and Oct. 26, 2026. The Oct. 22 date matches the day of the guilty plea announced by Raoul's office.

The records do not establish whether Ocampo and Lacy are the same person. Patch has asked the attorney general's office to clarify the discrepancy between the names in the announcements.

The Cook County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and attorney general's investigators investigated the case.