Illinois man found guilty in violent home invasion with AR-15

An Itasca man has been found guilty more than two years after breaking into a home by shooting through a sliding glass door with an AR-15.Sean Brutto, 37, was found guilty of four counts of home invasion and one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building. The verdict followed a three-day bench trial.Itasca home invasionThe incident happened around 9:17 a.m. Jan. 19, 2024, when Itasca police responded to reports of a man with a gun attempting to enter homes in the 800 block of Willow Court. Officers were also alerted that shots had been fired.Police found Brutto in the front yard of a home in the 700 block of Willow Court, armed with an AR-15. He eventually dropped the weapon and was taken into custody.An investigation determined Brutto fired two shots in the neighborhood before firing another round through the rear sliding glass door of a home in the 800 block of Willow Court. The bullet shattered the door and struck a refrigerator.According to prosecutors, th