THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILION COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE RELEASE
On July 26, 2023, Rachel Sims, formerly of Danville, IL pleaded guilty to charges of Robbery and Identity Theft. The Honorable Derek J. Girton sentenced Rachel Sims to a total of 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections; eight years for the offense of Robbery, and four years for the offense of Identity Theft. These terms are to be served consecutively.
On July 29, 2021, after having been previously convicted of Identity Theft, Rachel Sims took a relative’s Illinois Department of Employment Security unemployment card without permission and used that identification to obtain various goods in the Danville area. While out on bond for this offense, on March 12, 2023, Rachel Sims lured a man out of a bar in Danville, Illinois, and while outside, forcibly took the man’s wallet, containing multiple credit cards and cash.
