Audubon County Attorney Sarah Jennings said Monday, 30-year old Jay Pedrin, of Audubon, pled guilty Monday (March 11th), to charges that include Felony Burglary in the 2nd degree, and Felony Willful Injury Causing Bodily Injury. He had been arrested in September in connection with the assault of a Perry man during an incident that took place Audubon, and again in December for a Burglary in Audubon County.

Jay Pedrin

Pedrin was sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison, the maximum sentence possible for the two offenses. In her statement, Jennings said “Law Enforcement and I are very pleased with this result. Both Mr. Pedrin’s offenses were victim crimes- crimes that have serious and lasting impacts on real people. One was a heinously violent and unprovoked attack that left the victim with permanent physical effects, including partial vision loss. The other was a greed-driven crime has made an upstanding member of our community feel unsafe in his own home, a place that was once his safe haven.”

Pedrin had faced a 10-year sentence on the Burglary 2nd charge and a five-year sentence on the Willful Injury Class D charge. He and his attorney argued for the prison sentences to be suspended and for him to be placed on probation. Jennings argued not only for the prison sentences to be imposed, but that they also are run consecutively to each other for a total sentence of 15 years. The court went along with the County Attorney’s recommendation, sentencing Pedrin to Oakdale Prison on consecutive sentences for a total indeterminate term not to exceed 15 years. The court also ordered Pedrin to pay restitution to the victim as substantiated by the State.

Mittimus was issued immediately after sentencing, but Pedrin was taking into custody and transported to Carroll County first, to address pending matters there. He also has matters pending in Cass County as of this date. His appeal bonds were set at $20,000 on Burglary 2nd charge and $10,000 on the Willful Injury charge.