(Torrington, CT) – Litchfield Judicial District State’s Attorney David R. Shannon today announced that the Honorable Brian W. Preleski on October 29, 2024 sentenced Samuel Jacobs, age 31, of Torrington, to 20 years in prison, execution suspended after 12 years, and 5 years of probation.
A Superior Court jury on April 25, 2024 found Jacobs guilty of the crimes of Burglary in the First Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-101(a)(3), two counts of Burglary in the First Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-101(a)(2) and Possession of a Controlled Substance, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 21a-279(a)(1). In a separate hearing in Superior Court, Judge Preleski found that the defendant violated the conditions of his probation.
According to evidence introduced at trial, the defendant assaulted a female and a male in Torrington on November 30, 2019, after unlawfully entering the woman’s residence. At the time of Jacob’s arrest, he was found to be in possession of cocaine.
The case was investigated by the Torrington Police Department and was prosecuted by Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney Alessandra Santacroce.