The St. Pat's Killer Found Guilty After Trial In 40 Minutes: Glasgow

JOLIET — Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced that Jorge Rosas, Jr., 45, of Joliet, has been found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a gun and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon following a five-day jury trial before Judge Daniel Rippy that ended Friday.

The jury returned its verdict in only 40 minutes.

According to Glasgow and his prosecutors:

On October 26, 2020, 25-year-old victim Ivan Perez Garcia was driving Araceli Joachin to her house on Seeser Street in Joliet as an Oldsmobile Bravada approached in the opposite direction.

After Garcia pulled his car into Joachin’s driveway, the front-seat passenger in the Oldsmobile, Jorge Rosas, Jr., walked up to Garcia’s car and fatally shot him twice.

Joliet police recovered two 9mm casings on the scene, and a video at Joachin’s residence captured the homicide.

Through effective and timely investigation which included license plate tracking data from Flock cameras, Joliet polcie identified and located the killer's Oldsmobile at the Joliet Red Roof Inn where Rosas was arrested.

Rosas will receive a sentence from a minimum of 45 years to life in prison. The sentencing date has been set for August 23.

Glasgow thanked Assistant State’s Attorneys Adam Capelli, Courtney Hogan, and Kevin Kocim, Victim Witness Advocate Jessica Gil, IT Specialist Albert Bailey, and Detectives Ray Jansma and Jeff German from the Joliet Police Department for their dedication and commitment in this matter.

Now 45 years old, Rosas previously lived in the 100 block of Joliet's Baker Avenue.