On Monday 44-year-old Andrew Anthony Jones, 44, was convicted of attempted burglary and criminal trespass after he tried to steal a government vehicle assigned to the Yigo Mayor’s Office on Christmas Night in 2024. 

Jurors found jones guilty of attempted burglary as a second-degree felony and criminal trespass as a misdemeanor. The unanimous verdict marks the first jury conviction of 2026 for the Office of the Attorney General.

Judge Alberto Tolentino presided over the trial. AG Douglas Moylan said his office will seek a sentence of 11 years in prison.

The conviction stems from a December 25, 2024 incident at the Yigo Gym, where a security guard reported seeing Jones inside a mayor’s van reaching beneath the steering wheel as if attempting to hot-wire the vehicle. The guard startled Jones, who fled on foot. The Guam Police Department later located and arrested Jones nearby.

Prosecutors said Jones attempted to enter or remain inside the vehicle without permission and with intent to commit theft. The AG’s Office called the attempted theft a crime against the public, emphasizing a zero-tolerance approach toward repeat offenders.