Man arraigned on Mahomet burglary charge

URBANA – A Champaign man who holed up in a Champaign motel Friday evening is due back in court Aug. 7.

Jacob Morrissey, 18, who listed an address in the 500 block of Alabama Avenue, was arraigned Monday in Champaign County Circuit Court on a single count of burglary alleging he broke into the McDonald's, 1006 S. Purnell Drive, Mahomet, on Thursday with the intent to steal.

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