Information supplied by State's Attorney
Lengthy prison sentences have been naded down in two local cases.
Earl Mikell, formerly of Danville, was sentenced by Judge Derek Girton, on July 26 to 25 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offense of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault, a class X felony. This sentence must be served at 85%. Once released from prison, Mikell will serve a term of mandatory supervised release from 3 years to life, to be determined by the Prison Review Board. Between the dates of February 14, 2011 and February 14, 2012, Earl Mikell, for his own sexual gratification, used his hands to make physical contact with the sex organ of the minor victim, who at the time was under the age of 13.
On July 26, 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.
