WATSEKA — An Iroquois County judge on Monday sentenced a Watseka man to nine years in prison for his role in the death of a Watseka man.
Chad Walwer, 25, had pleaded guilty in December to unlawful possession of weapon by a felon, admitting that he brought a gun to McSki’s Lounge in Watseka on April 14 that Jeffrey Hite, 31, is accused of using to fatally shoot Roger McVay.
Walwer had been charged with Mr. McVay’s murder on a theory that he was accountable for the actions of Hite. That charge was dismissed when Walwer pleaded guilty to possessing the weapon.
Because of prior convictions for residential burglary and aggravated battery, Walwer had to be sentenced as a Class X felon. He faced a maximum of 30 years in prison.
Judge Gordon Lustfeldt sentenced Walwer.
Hite is charged with murder. His case is unresolved.
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