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Robber Who Killed Vietnam Vet In Elizabeth Sentenced To 30 Years Robber Who Killed Vietnam Vet In Elizabeth Sentenced To 30 Years
Robber Who Killed Vietnam Vet In Elizabeth Sentenced To 30 Years An Elizabeth man who shot and killed his neighbor during the course of a robbery on Halloween in 2016 must serve at least 30 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole, a judge in Union County Superior Court ruled Friday. Jimmy Kearney, 20, assaulted 61-year-old Robert Rouse around 6 a.m. as Rouse, who served in the Marines in Vietnam, was headed to work from his home on Walnut Street. As an injured Rouse lay on the street, Kearney got a .45-caliber handgun from his house and fatally shot Rouse in the neck before going through his pockets. The Union County Prosecutor’s Office sai…

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by Paul Milo