Man pleads guilty in killing of CPD Officer Aréanah Preston, state's attorney says

CHICAGO (WLS) -- One of the men charged in the murder Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston has pleaded guilty.

Joseph Brooks is one of the four men accused of shooting Preston to death during a robbery in 2023.

On Thursday, Brooks, now 22, pled guilty to a first-degree murder charged.

Cook County Judge Adrienne Davis sentenced him to 55 years in prison.

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Trevell Breeland, Jakwon Buchanan and Jaylan Frazier are also facing charges in the murder.

All four suspects were charged with first-degree murder, as well as multiple counts of armed robbery, arson, burglary, possession of a stolen vehicle and unlawful use of a weapon.

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