A Granite City man was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing a car with two young girls inside.
George Garcia-Flores, 22, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular hijacking, a Class X felony, in Madison County Circuit Court, according to a release from State’s Attorney Tom Haine’s office Wednesday.
The incident occurred July 17 outside a Granite City retail business. Prosecutors said the owner of an Infiniti G35 coupe had stepped away from the car, leaving a 9-year-old girl and a 1-year-old girl, both family members, inside…