Court Watch: Man Charged in Home Invasion Accepts Plea Agreement

One of four men accused in a June home invasion has pleaded guilty. Clarence Guyton admitted to one count of attempted armed robbery in an agreement with prosecutors, who dropped five other counts, but did not include a deal on sentencing.

Guyton, Kendyl Gill, Brandon Reynolds and Robert Jackson were arrested on charges they broke into a woman's apartment on Fairway Drive in June 2011 and stole a cell phone. 

“According to the victim, one of the suspects was armed with a gun and threatened to shoot her and her 2-year-old child,” the police said after the incident.

A Naperville police officer had Guyton in custody after the car he was in was stopped for a traffic offense shortly after the home invasion occurred, police have said. At the time of the incident the officer did not know about Guyton's reported involvement. Guyton was charged with lying about his name, failure to wear a seat belt and was then released. 

In Oct. 2011, Naperville Patch reported that a plea agreement might be granted. Guyton is scheduled to be sentenced on March 6.