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 W. Lane Rd., around 1 a.m. on February 26, 2023, for reports of a shooting with multiple victims, according to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department…

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