Two men were sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for a 2024 attempted burglary of a Valley Village home, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office exclusively told NBC4 Investigates Thursday.
The homeowner was inside the home on July 8, 2024 when the men broke into the house on Addison Street near Colfax Avenue. The property owner fired his weapon, injuring one of the burglars, Chuks Chukwudi.
Chukwudi was sentenced to 12 years in state prison on Jan. 12 after he pleaded no contest to one count of first-degree residential burglary with person present. Chukwudi also formally acknowledged a prior conviction, the DA’s office said.
Marquinn Peterson, a co-conspirator, was sentenced to 14 years and eight months for two counts of first-degree residential burglary and admitted priors, according to the DA’s office.
When officers responded to the burglary call in 2024, Chukwudi was conscious and breathing at the home, while Peterson ran away from the scene.