Shooter Sentenced to 10 Years for Machesney Park Bar Shooting

Suspect behind 2023 bar shooting given long-term prison sentence

33-year-old Jimmie Lee Rogers, who shot and injured four people at Onyx Bar and Grill in Machesney Park in 2023, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday.

Shooter sentenced to 10 years for Machesney Park bar shooting

MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — Jimmie Rogers, 33, has been sentenced to spend 10 years in prison for a 2023 shooting at Onyx Bar & Grill in Machesney Park. Rogers pleaded guilty to Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm in August, avoiding the more serious charge of Attempted Murder. Additional charges, including aggravated battery and felon in possession of a firearm, were dismissed as part of a plea deal. Deputies responded to Onyx Bar & Grill, 1001…