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.

Lacy also goes by the alias Jordan O'Campo, attorney general's office spokesperson Drew Hill confirmed to Patch. The Cook County Sheriff's Office identified him as Jordan Jose Ocampo when announcing charges in August 2024.

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.

In its original announcement of the charges, the sheriff's office said three laptops and other belongings were reported missing from a 12th-floor office.

Detectives interviewed him at Cook County Jail on Aug. 20, 2024, while he was being held on unrelated charges. After receiving his Miranda warning, he admitted entering the building and taking the laptops and other items, according to the sheriff’s office.

The Cook County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and attorney general's investigators investigated the case. Assistant Attorney General John H. Brassil prosecuted it through Raoul's Special Prosecutions Bureau.