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Joliet man pleads guilty to gun offense in connection with fatal shooting

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Ben Rockett, 71, pleaded guilty to the charge of armed habitual criminal. The charge was for Rockett possessing a .38-caliber revolver. He was convicted of a 2000 burglary and the 1991 second-degree murder of George Norris. Rockett was sentenced to serve 85% of a 12-prison sentence and credited with 980 days served.

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Joliet man pleads guilty to gun offense in connection with fatal shooting

A Joliet man who claimed to a detective that his “gun went off” in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend in 2021 has pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a revolver as a twice-convicted felon.On Dec. 6, Ben Rockett, 71, pleaded guilty to the charge of armed habitual criminal. The charge was for Rockett possessing a .38-caliber revolver after he was convicted of a 2000 burglary and the 1991 second-degree murder of George Norris.Rockett was sent…

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