17-year prison term given  in stabbing of Genoa man

By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI - jduchnowski@shawmedia.com

Created: Thursday, January 17, 2013 5:30 a.m. CDT

GENOA – A 52-year-old Elgin man who police said stabbed a man in Genoa was given a 17-year prison sentence.

Rex A. Petty, of the 300 block of North Street in Elgin, pleaded guilty Jan. 10 to attempted home invasion, in exchange for prosecutors dropping a more serious charge of home invasion. He faced a prison sentence of between six and 30 years.

According to court records, Petty went into a home in the 900 block of Wilshire Drive in Genoa on Jan. 12, 2012, punched and kicked a man about the head and stabbed him in the stomach.

Story Archived

Only the most recent 7 days of articles are available for free. For articles older than 7 days there is a small fee for retrieval from our archive. If you are a registered member of the site, the content is free just by signing in below.

Please sign in with your Comment Member ID and password.

Did you purchase access?

Purchase Access

To allow for flexibility, we offer a variety of options for purchasing articles:

Having trouble?

If you have any technical difficulties, either with your username and password or with the payment options, please contact us by e-mail at archivedesk@shawmedia.com