21-Year Old Woman Accused of Torching Woodstock Walmart Baby Cribs Kept in Jail, Arson Charge in Colorado, Too

From the State’s Attorney:

McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release for Adilyn Monette, 21, of Woodstock, Illinois.

Monette appeared in Initial Appearance Court on January 2, 2026, charged with one count of Aggravated Arson, a class X felony.

Evidence was presented in court this afternoon that at approximately 7:20 pm on December 31, 2025, Monette entered the Walmart located at 1275 Lake Avenue, Woodstock.

Once inside, surveillance video showed that she removed a can of camping fuel from the camping equipment aisle, placed it in a cart, and made her way to the baby/infant section of the store.

Monette then returned to the camping aisle, obtained a second can of camping fuel, and returned to where she had left the cart.

Monette is then seen pouring the fuel on multiple cribs, setting them on fire, and then leaving the store.

Though she fled the scene, the responding officers from the Woodstock Police Department were able to identify her through the registration on her vehicle.

In addition to significant loss and damage to the store’s merchandise, the building itself sustained damage, estimated to be in excess of $10,000.00.

During the hearing on the State’s Petition to Deny Pre-trial Release, Judge Lamb found that there were no conditions or combinations of conditions that the court could impose to keep the community safe based on dangerousness.

Monette has a pending criminal charge of arson out of Colorado, for which she was placed on supervised release pending trial.

“Despite there being a full store of customers when this arson was committed, we are grateful for the swift actions of Walmart staff, Woodstock Fire Department, and the Woodstock Police Department that ensured everyone’s safety so that no customers or staff were hurt,” State’s Attorney Freese stated.

Monette’s next court appearance is scheduled for January 7, 2026, in courtroom 302.

Members of the public are reminded that this complaint contains only charges and is not proof of the defendant’s guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the government’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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