Bond Set at $1.5 Million for Chilean Man Accused of Breaking into Oak Brook Home

Anibal Miller-Valencia, 21 y.o.a., has been charged with one count of Home Invasion (Class X Felony) and one count of Residential Burglary (Class 1 Felony).

“EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE IN THEIR OWN HOME, BUT FOR THIS YOUNG VICTIM, THAT SENSE OF SAFETY HAS NOW BEEN SHATTERED,” BERLIN STATED. “THE TYPE OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR ALLEGED IN THIS CASE ALSO HAS A CRIPPLING EFFECT ON THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.”

OAK BROOK - DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Oak Brook Chief of Police Brian Strockis announced that bond was set yesterday morning for a Chilean man charged with breaking into an Oak Brook home late last week. Anibal Miller-Valencia, 21 (d.o.b. 12/7/2001) appeared at a bond hearing yesterday where Judge Joseph Bugos set bond at $1.5 million with 10% to apply. Miller-Valencia has been charged with one count of Home Invasion (Class X Felony) and one count of Residential Burglary (Class 1 Felony). If convicted, he faces a penalty of between six to thirty years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

On January 13, 2023, at approximately 6:38 p.m., officers with the Oak Brook Police Department responded to a call of a home invasion on Luthin Road. Upon their arrival, officers spoke to a female juvenile who was home alone at the time of the incident. Following an investigation into the matter, it is alleged Miller-Valencia and two unknown accomplices drove to a nearby forest preserve parking lot and parked their car. It is alleged that the two unknown accomplices left the vehicle while Miller-Valencia waited behind. It is further alleged that at approximately 6:31 p.m., Miller-Valencia’s unknown accomplices then went to the home on Luthin Road, broke a rear glass door and entered the home. It is alleged while the accomplices were in the home, the juvenile hid behind a door and that after a short time, the two individuals fled into a nearby wooded area. While investigating the incident, officers found Miller-Valencia in the forest preserve parking lot seated in the driver’s seat of the car with the car running. He was arrested and taken into custody at this time.

“I can’t imagine the terror this young victim must have felt when she heard glass breaking and unknown voices in her house while she was home alone,” Berlin said. “Everyone has a right to feel safe in their own home, but for this young victim, that sense of safety has now been shattered. The type of violent behavior alleged in this case also has a crippling effect on the entire community. Thanks to the quick response of the Oak Brook Police Department, one of the individuals suspected in this case is now in custody and if found guilty is facing a significant amount of time behind bars. I thank the Oak Brook Police Department for their outstanding work on this case as well as the multitude of other agencies that assisted. I also thank Assistant State’s Attorneys Helen Kapas, Alyssa Rabulinski and Thomas Elsner for their efforts in assisting with the investigation and preparing a strong case against Mr. Miller-Valencia.”

“Oak Brook Police Officers work diligently on a daily basis to keep our community safe,” Chief Brian Strockis said. “A person’s home should be their safe haven and this incident violated that space. I’m incredibly proud of our response to this incident and coordinated efforts of twenty-one other police agencies that responded to assist. I’d like to thank all the agencies that responded with officers, drones, K-9’s and a helicopter, the response was quick and impressive. I’d also like to thank our detectives who worked tirelessly throughout the weekend with State’s Attorney Bob Berlin and his office to secure charges.”

Miller-Valencia’s next court appearance is scheduled for February 6, 2023, for arraignment in front of Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh.

Members of the public are reminded that this complaint contains only charges and is not proof of the defendant’s guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the government’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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