THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILION COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE RELEASE
People v. Cameron Cudney 2025-CF-95 and 2025-CF-96
On June 3, 2026, Cameron Cudney (DOB 12/13/1992), formerly of Westville, Illinois, pleaded guilty in cases 2025-CF-95 and 2025-CF-96 to two counts of Burglary, both class 2 felonies. Cudney was sentenced to 11 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections to be followed by one year of mandatory supervised release. The plea and sentencing were presided over by Judge Karen Wall.
The People presented evidence in case 2025-CF-95 that on January 23, 2025 around 3:40 am, the Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department responded to a business in Oakwood, regarding an active burglar alarm. Upon arrival deputies observed signs of forced entry, damage to a gaming room door and boot prints in the snow leading to and from the business. Surveillance video showed the suspect, wearing a ski mask, brown boots and carrying a pry bar, tampering with a power box, entering the building and breaking the glass of the door to the gaming room. The video showed the suspect removing a cash box with a pry bar, exiting the business, and running away from the business. Additional video evidence showed a red pickup truck near the scene around the time of the burglary.
The People also presented evidence in case 2025-CF-96 that on February 2, 2025, Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department responded to a business on Henning Road in Danville in reference to a burglar alarm. Deputies observed a boot print on a door, which appeared to have been kicked in and had damage to the door frame. Inside the business deputies observed damage to a gaming machine and signs that an exterior surveillance video had been tampered with. Surveillance video showed a suspect wearing clothing similar to the suspect seen in the surveillance video of the Oakwood burglary. The video showed the suspect climb on top of the gaming machine and repeatedly jump on the machine until the front of the machine broke open. The suspect is seen in the video using a bar to strike the machine and break the cash box free. The suspect is then seen leaving the business with the cash box. Investigators identified Cameron Cudney as the suspect through surveillance images and the FLOCK system. Evidence showed that the same red pickup truck was near both crime scenes. Cudney was on parole at the time of the offenses, and agents with the Illinois Department of Corrections confirmed he had been using the red pickup truck connected to the investigations.
State’s Attorney Jacqueline Lacy said, “I appreciate the Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department for their diligent investigative work. I would also like to thank the Illinois Department of Corrections Parole Division, for their assistance in identifying the suspect.” Lacy added, “I hope this prison sentence sends a message that repeat offenders who continue to victimize our community and disregard the law will be identified, and must face the consequences of their actions.”
