Three Men Plead Guilty to Vehicle Break-ins in Irvine

Three Men Plead Guilty to Vehicle Break-ins in Irvine

Three men in their 20s from Texas pleaded guilty Tuesday and were sentenced to 60 days in jail for a conspiracy to break into vehicles across Southern California, part of what authorities described as a nationwide “bank jugging” trend. Maurice James, 25, Samuel Marcus Polite, 21, and Javion Marcell Matthews, 23, pleaded guilty to burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime, both felonies. They were placed on two years of formal probation. Investig…