The victim of a December 2024 armed home invasion spoke at his shooter’s sentencing on Jan. 7, describing the emotional, physical and financial struggles that befell his family during the “year of sadness” that followed.
“It has broken my dreams, my goals of assisting my family,” the victim told the court through the assistance of a Spanish-language interpreter. Prior to the attack, he had been a primary financial provider for his family. “But thank God I’m still alive, and I want justice to be made.”
Defendant Rodney J. Addison, 47, sat in silence throughout proceedings and denied his right to a make a formal statemen. Addison now faces a sentence of life, suspending all but 18 years, having pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder. In exchange for his plea, the state agreed to dismiss his remaining eight charges, which include assault, home invasion, and four gun violations. Upon release, Addison faces five years of supervised probation, and will be required to stay away from the victim, his family and his place of residence…