A Kankakee County man convicted of murdering a Bradley police sergeant in 2021 is expected to be sentenced Tuesday. Darrius Sullivan was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and endangering the life of a child.
A Kankakee County judge read the verdict Thursday for the suspect in the murder of a Bradley police officer. Darrius Sullivan was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and endangering the life of a child in the December 2021 shooting of Bradley police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and her partner, Tyler Bailey. Sentencing is expected Tuesday.
Prosecutors alleged Sullivan shot the officers as they confronted him at his Kankakee County hotel room door over a warrant, calling his actions vicious. Rittmanic was shot in the shoulder and twice in the neck, the last two shots fired from her duty weapon. She died of her injuries. Bailey was shot in the forehead and is left with permanent disabilities, ending his career as a police officer. The shooting occurred on Dec. 29, 2021, when Rittmanic and Bailey responded to a call of dogs barking in a car outside a Bradley hotel. Sullivan's defense attorney told jurors Sullivan was defending his family that night, thinking someone was breaking into his hotel room. Sullivan's three children, ages 2 months to 8 years old, and his girlfriend, Xandria Harris, were also in the room. Sullivan's attorney argued there were holes in the state's case and evidence that was missed connecting Sullivan to the crimes. Bradley police spoke after a guilty verdict was announced for the suspect in the murder of one of their officers
MURDER POLICE SHOOTING SENTENCING ILLINOIS BRADLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT
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