ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Joseph Peppers, 42, was found not guilty of the murder of Rachel Dishman in 2020 at a Winnebago County bench trial on Tuesday. Peppers was charged with First Degree Murder, Aggravated Domestic Battery, and Concealment of a Homicidal Death after an investigation into Dishman's death. The…
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A trial date has been set for a Joliet man, who was 17 when he was accused of killing a Rockford man on Division Street in 2021. Amari Rathe, now 21, will stand trial beginning Monday, December 15th, 2025. Rathe is accused of killing a 20-year-old…
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Javari Conley, 30, has pleaded guilty to killing 19-year-old Jaimie Gonzales at the Great Oaks Apartments in 2019. On March 8th, 2019, investigators say Conley shot and killed Gonzales at the apartment complex, located at 4801 Linden Road. Gonzalez was found in the parking lot, suffering…