A Peoria County judge sentenced Adonnis Dent to 35 years in prison this week for a brutal early-morning home invasion in Bellevue, Illinois, that his own victim's security cameras captured from start to finish. Dent, 36, attacked his ex-girlfriend at her home on N. Apple Blossom Boulevard on July 7, 2025, striking her multiple times, stealing her firearm from her nightstand, dragging her out of the bedroom, and pouring a cup of urine on her, all while a child was present in the home.
The sentence, announced by the Peoria County State's Attorney Office, followed a conviction on the Class X felony charge of Home Invasion after a July bench trial, in which a judge alone served as the trier of fact rather than a jury. Assistant State's Attorney Dave Gast argued for a lengthy sentence, and as reported by 1470 & 100.3 WMBD, prosecutors said it was necessary to protect the community and that Dent posed a danger both to the victim and to society at large.
Central to the case against Dent was an operating video surveillance system inside the victim's home that recorded the entire attack. According to the Peoria County State's Attorney Office, the footage documented Dent waking the victim, striking her, stealing her firearm, dragging her, and pouring urine on her.
A Six-Month Manhunt Across Two Counties
Dent did not stick around after the attack. The victim's report indicates he fled her home immediately following the assault, and law enforcement moved quickly in response. On July 7, 2025, officers and deputies tried to find Dent at his Dunlap apartment, but he was not there, per the sheriff's office.
A Peoria County Grand Jury moved fast as well, indicting Dent on July 8, 2025, on a charge of Class X felony home invasion, with an arrest warrant issued the same day. WMBD Radio also reported on the indictment.
Dent then evaded law enforcement for nearly six months. Peoria County Sheriff's deputies finally located and arrested him in neighboring Livingston County on December 30, 2025, closing out the manhunt that had stretched across two counties, according to Peoria County officials. The very next day, a Peoria County court granted the State's petition for pretrial detention, and Dent remained jailed through his trial.
What the Sentence Actually Means
Home Invasion was the charge in Dent's case, and he received a 35-year term.
The case report mentions day-for-day good-time credit but does not state how much of the 35-year term Dent must serve before release eligibility.
Dent's case was not the only violent-crime sentencing Peoria County prosecutors announced this week. On the same day Dent received his 35-year term, the Peoria County State's Attorney Office also announced a 22-year sentence for another defendant convicted of shooting a delivery driver during an unrelated attempted robbery.
