Adult Male Charged with Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking Robbery and Motor Vehicle Theft
Jacob D. Steele
M/W Age 29
400 Block Pershing Ave.
Wood River, IL 62095
Charges: COUNT I: AGGRAVATED VEHICLULAR HIJACKING
COUNT II: ROBBERY TO A PERSON 60 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER
COUNT III: OFFENSES RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES
Narrative: The Madison County States Attorney Office has charged Jacob D. Steele age 29, with one count of Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking, one count of Robbery To a Person 60 Years of Age or Older, and one count of Offenses Relating to Motor Vehicles.
Officers from the Glen Carbon Police Department obtained evidence that Steele was the offender in a robbery of an elderly female and subsequent hijacking of her motor vehicle which occurred at the Walgreens Pharmacy parking lot in Glen Carbon on Tuesday November 12th, 2020.
Steele was located and taken into custody in Granite City, Illinois on
November 11th, 2020.
Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking is a Class X felony. Robbery to a Person 60 Years of Age or Older is a Class 1 felony. Offenses Relating to Motor Vehicles is a Class 2 felony.
Steele is currently being held at the Madison County Jail on a $250,000.00 bond.
