Rantoul man gets 75 years for '07 murder

URBANA – A young Rantoul man was sentenced Friday in Champaign County Circuit Court to 75 years in prison for the murder of another young Rantoul man.

Judge Thomas Difanis sentenced Joanis Bradley, 22, to 50 years for the fatal shooting of Christopher Napier. The judge also sentenced Bradley to an additional 25 years for using a gun in the murder.

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