Joliet sentenced to 27 years in prison for murdering neighbor

JOLIET, Illinois — A Joliet man was sentenced to 27 years in prison for killing his neighbor after an altercation turned out to be fatal in 2016.

according to Will County State Attorney’s OfficeOn January 7, 2016, sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call from a deceased man later identified as Robert Biellek in the driveway of his home on Block 1700 of Houston Avenue in Joliet.

Officers spoke with 26-year-old Bryke Morgan, who, along with his brother Amari Morgan, spoke with his brother Amari Morgan about the ongoing conflict in which the Morgan brothers’ mansion was damaged in the shooting and the brothers suspected Bielec’s involvement. and claimed to have confronted him.

An altercation ensued, in which Mr. Morgan grabbed Bierec and his brother Amari hit Bierec with a bat.

Will County Sheriff investigators found a bloodstained Nike bag later found to contain Blake Morgan’s DNA in a green trash can outside the home of Blake Morgan’s ex-girlfriend Bianca Rodriguez. They found shoes and Adidas shoes with blood stains containing Amari Morgan’s DNA. Located on Nicholson Street.

A Will County judge ruled that while the evidence did not prove that Morgan was the principal culprit in fatally wounding Bielecz, the evidence held that Morgan was responsible for his brother’s actions in the attack that led to Bierecz’s death. made the judgment that it showed

Will County State Attorney James Glasgow said: “Bryke Morgan grabbed a defenseless senior citizen and veteran still clutching his car keys and beat them to death with a baseball bat.”

“Maybe he wasn’t holding a baseball bat, but Bryke Morgan was complicit in this extremely violent crime, brutally and fatally in the driveway in front of his house, a senior who didn’t even raise his hand in self-defense. I was forced to beat him to death.”

Morgan was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to 27 years in prison.