Sylvia McVay
Chase Kelley
Destiny Hines
A 15-year prison sentence was recently suspended for a Cedar Rapids woman who was charged with burglary in Washington County.
Court records show through a plea agreement, 43-year-old Sylvia Marie McVay is convicted of third-degree burglary, a class D felony, as a habitual offender. While a supervisory order of the Iowa Supreme Court stated McVay would not be eligible for parole until she had served a three-year minimum in prison, her sentence was suspended to be placed on five years of probation. McVay must pay victim restitution, though she was found not to have the reasonable ability to pay Category B restitution. Two counts of second-degree theft, one count of conspiracy to commit non-forcible felony, and one count of second-degree criminal mischief, all class D felonies, and a charge of possession of burglar’s tools, an aggravated misdemeanor, were all dismissed.
On December 10, 2020, a Washington County Sheriff’s deputy responded to Hillside Storage in Kalona for a reported burglary. The deputy observed the hallways of the facility were littered with cut padlocks and property from the units. Security video showed a dark colored Dodge Dakota with no plates arrived at the facility at about 4 a.m. A male and female exited the truck and spray painted all the security cameras inside except one, and they cut the locks of the units with large bolt cutters. The suspect’s truck was later determined to be stolen, and pictures and video helped identify McVay, and Cedar Rapids residents 27-year-old Chase Robert Kelley and 24-year-old Destiny Jean Hines.
Kelley was convicted last June of third-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit a non-forcible felony, and second-degree theft, and was given suspended five-year prison sentences for each offense. Counts one and two are to be served consecutively and count three concurrently. Kelley was placed on five years probation and was ordered to enroll and successfully complete the Hope Ministries Substance Abuse Program in Des Moines. Fines were suspended, and the remaining charges were dismissed. Hines recently made her initial appearance in court as she was already in custody at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women for first-degree theft, a class C felony. KCII will bring you more information as it becomes official.