Woman Pleads Guilty to Providing False ID of Sister to Police After Burglary
NORFOLK, Va. – Jessica Lynn Nave, 37, was convicted in Norfolk Circuit Court of grand larceny, failure to appear, providing a false identification to avoid arrest, and forgery, after she burglarized a man’s home and pretended to be her sister once she was arrested.
On July 26, 2020, Ms. Nave and two co-defendants broke into a man’s Wingfield Road home that was unoccupied and under construction. Ms. Nave damaged items and stole property from the site, and a neighbor’s home surveillance system captured the burglary and Ms. Nave’s getaway vehicle. The next day, a Norfolk Police officer spotted the vehicle and attempted to make a traffic stop, but the driver fled. The same officer later found the vehicle parked behind the burglarized home and detained the individuals who were inside, including Ms. Nave.
When she was arrested and charged with multiple felonies connected to the burglary, Ms. Nave falsely identified herself using her sister’s name. Ms. Nave was then released on bond after being charged before a Norfolk magistrate. Ms. Nave failed to appear at her arraignment hearing in Norfolk General District Court, resulting in another felony charge being issued under her sister’s name. After her sister cleared her name with police, Ms. Nave was charged with misdemeanor providing of false ID to avoid arrest and felony forgery.
Ms. Nave pleaded guilty to her charges on Tuesday, and Judge Mary Jane Hall accepted her plea with an agreement that Ms. Nave be screened for alternative therapeutic dockets pending her sentencing hearing on April 26.
One of Ms. Nave’s co-defendants, Mickael Alan Thornton, pleaded guilty on Sept. 26, 2022, to grand larceny, larceny with intent to distribute, burglary, conspiring to commit burglary, and two failures to appear. Judge Jerrauld C. Jones sentenced Mr. Thornton on Dec. 9, 2022, to two years in prison, with another four years suspended conditioned upon Mr. Thornton completing five years of supervised probation, uniform good behavior, and drug treatment following his release.
Ms. Nave’s other co-defendant, Ian Devonte Davis, pleaded guilty on Feb. 27, 2023, to grand larceny and larceny with intent to distribute. Judge Michelle J. Atkins sentenced Mr. Davis on May 25 to complete the Norfolk Drug Court program and suspended five years in prison pending his completion of the program.
“The crimes that these codefendants committed harmed the victim and endangered the public,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi. “These cases show how every sanction is tailored to the individual person, using the appropriate combination of rehabilitation and accountability, including through our Drug Court and Mental Health Court programs. We will continue to offer the tools people need to become productive and law-abiding citizens.”
Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott C. Vachris is prosecuting Ms. Nave’s case on behalf of the Commonwealth, and Norfolk Police Detective Kevin M. Gross led the investigation.
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