Police: Drunk Man Broke into Church to Satisfy Ice Cream Craving

Indulging in a late-night ice cream craving may have led to an arrest for a St. Charles man.

A St. Charles Police officer stopped Andrew S. Jung, 24, of the 500 block of Eighth Street in St. Charles, as he walked three blocks away from St. Peters Catholic Church at 2:38 a.m. March 8. Police said Jung was highly intoxicated and had ice cream on his face and clothes.

Police said Jung had entered St. Peters Catholic Church through a window into the kitchen, where he smashed a glass freezer door and ate an undetermined amount of ice cream.

Jung also left a ballcap at the scene, according to a court document.

Jung told officers he was out that evening and walked home. He said he had a ballcap matching the description of the one left at the scene, but didn’t know its location. He said he didn’t remember much from the evening because he was drunk.

Jung was on probation after pleading guilty to breaking into the First United Methodist Church at 801 First Capitol Drive in 2010.

Jung was charged Monday with second-degree burglary, misdemeanor stealing and second-degree property damage.

Bail was set at $30,000 for Jung. He also can have no contact with the St. Peters parish.

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