Felon in prison for McHenry bank robbery sentenced in liquor store burglary; DNA linked him to both crimes

A convicted felon was linked to a 2024 McHenry liquor store burglary through DNA obtained from a bank robbery he’d committed months afterward, according to authorities.On Nov. 4, Peter Sova, 39, of McHenry was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to burglary, a Class 2 felony, according to an order filed in McHenry County court.The charge to which Sova pleaded guilty involved him breaking into Sam’s Wine and Liquor at about 4:30 a.

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m. on Feb. 20, 2024. Police said Sova used a hammer to smash through a glass door at the store, took cash registers from the counter and stole other property. Authorities said he stole about $400, according to the criminal complaint. Surveillance footage showed “a masked, gloved individual committing the burglary and dropping tools as he fled the scene,” according to a news release from the state’s attorney’s office. “Investigators recovered the discarded tools and submitted evidence to the Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory f