Crime & Safety
Man Convicted Of Murder Of Bradley, Illinois Police Sergeant In 2021 Incident
Darius Sullivan was convicted of shooting and killing Bradley police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic with her own service weapon in 2021.
September 27, 2024
KANKAKEE, Ill. (CBS) -- A jury on Thursday found a man guilty murder in a shooting that killed a Bradley, Illinois police sergeant and wounded an officer in 2021.
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Following a trial, Darius Sullivan was convicted of shooting and killing Bradley police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic with her own service weapon in December 2021. Xandria Harris, 26, was also charged in the crime. Her trial date has not been set.
Rittmanic and her partner, Tyler Bailey, were responding to a call about barking dogs in a parked car outside a hotel in Bradley. Prosecutors said Bailey ran the license plate of the car with the barking dogs and found it belonged to Harris.
