MURPHYSBORO – After a weeklong trial, a Carbondale man was sentenced Friday to 99 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after being found guilty earlier this year of two counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault of a Person over the Age of 60, two counts of Home Invasion, and one count each of Residential Burglary and Aggravated Unlawful Restraint.

Jackson County State’s Attorney Joseph Cervantez says 33-year-old Kyle C. Locklear will have to serve 85 percent of the sentence.

Cervantez says around 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2021, Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home just outside of the Carbondale city limits in Jackson County regarding a home invasion and sexual assault. Locklear had entered through a back window of a rural home while the homeowner was present. After the night long attack, he left with her phone and purse. The survivor was able to make her way to a landline and call for help.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation and arrested Locklear on May 2, 2021.

Cervantez led the prosecution of Locklear, and after securing the guilty verdict on March 2, 2023,

The investigation was led by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and assisted by the Illinois State Police, among others.