Woman found stuck between Geneseo business walls sentenced to prison

GENESEO — A Davenport woman whose botched burglary attempt made news when she became stuck between the walls of a Geneseo business was sentenced in Henry County Circuit Court Friday.

Caleigh Gottsche, 27, was sentenced to four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in July to burglary and possession of methamphetamine.

According to Henry County court records, Gottsche received concurrent four-year prison sentences on the two convictions, was ordered to pay restitution and was remanded to the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. The sentencing order included a recommendation for placement in a rehabilitation program.

The charges stem from a November 2025 incident in downtown Geneseo…

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