Joliet man sentenced to 73 years for murder, attempted murder

JOLIET, Ill. (WGN) – A Joliet man has been sentenced to 73 years in prison on charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and other charges.

The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office said on Dec. 20, 2019, Quentin Woods and his sister Tiffany Williams went to the home of Matthew Rutledge, whom Williams had been in a relationship with, to look for money that was missing from a withdrawal Williams made earlier that day.

Rutledge and his wife were home at the time and an argument later ensued. During the argument, Rutledge pulled out a gun and opened fire, hitting Woods nine times and Williams once, according to investigators…

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