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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Admirals outshot the Icehogs 28-19 but couldn’t generate enough momentum to complete a comeback, falling 3-1 to the Rockford IceHogs on Saturday night, Feb. 7 at Panther Arena.

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What we know:

The last time the Admirals and the IceHogs faced off, the game totaled 126 penalty minutes, and that trend continued with 110 penalty minutes in the first period alone, including a pair of fights just 22 seconds after puck drop.

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Zach L’Heureux opened the scoring for Milwaukee after he collected a loose puck in the Ads zone and capitalized on the mistake by converting on a breakaway breaking and beating Rockford Goalie Drew Commesso five-hole.

Rockford responded late in the period, scoring back-to-back goals just 26 seconds apart to give them a 2-1 lead going into the second. Gavin Hayes picked up the first one at with 1:59 to go in the first and the was quickly followed by Kevin Lombari’s tally at 18:27.

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Halfway through the second period Nick Lardis snapped a quick shot passed Ads netminder Matt Murray to push Rockford’s lead to 3-1.

The Ads pulled Murray with just over four minutes remaining in the third, in favor of an extra attacker, but could not find their groove to erase the two-goal deficit. Even after Joakim Kemell rang a shot off the post to try and spark a late rally.

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With the AHL All-Star break coming up this week, Milwaukee will return to play at Rockford for back-to-back games next Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14th and 15th. The Admirals come back to Panther Arena to host the Texas Stars Wednesday, Feb 18.

MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man was sentenced to life in prison for a fatal March 2025 shooting near Holton and Center.

29-year-old Samuel Dickerson was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, Feb. 6. Dickerson is eligible for extended supervision after serving 30 years.

Dickerson had pleaded guilty to the first-degree intentional homicide charge back in January. A dangerous weapon enhancer tied to that charge was dismissed, as was a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Case details

The backstory:

According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police were dispatched to a shooting near Holton and Center just before 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 16. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a victim lying in the street. He had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics arrived on the scene and took the shooting victim to the hospital for treatment. Within an hour, the victim was pronounced deceased at Froedtert Hospital.

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Detectives at the crime scene located four spent 9mm casings. They also collected surveillance video footage of the homicide from a nearby business. The complaint says the video shows three people including the victim, defendant and a third person walking on N. Holton just moments before the shooting. The “defendant suddenly produces a handgun from his right waist area, points it directly at (the victim’s) chest, and fires,” the complaint says. The detective said “a muzzle flash is visible” on the video. The detective noticed that “after the first shot, (the victim) doubles over, and the defendant fires a second time,” the complaint says. The complaint says the defendant fired two more shots before putting the gun in a pocket and walking off camera into a parking lot.

Scene near Holton and Center, Milwaukee

An officer who responded to the homicide scene was approached by someone who indicated the defendant and victim “had argued earlier that day,” the complaint says. This person identified the shooter as the defendant.

A detective learned the “defendant was on GPS tracking as part of his DOC supervision” and that “the defendant had cut off his GPS bracelet” around 9 p.m. on Sunday, about an hour after the shooting. Detectives went to the area where the bracelet was last detected and found it “in a trash can inside of a donut shop,” the complaint says.

Holton and Center, Milwaukee

The next day, Madison police got a call from a person that indicated they and the defendant had traveled to Madison. This person indicated the defendant had shot and killed the victim and “indicated that he was going to try to take a bus to Chicago,” the complaint says.

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Madison police responded to the Madison bus depot where they located a bus bound for Chicago that had already begun the boarding process. One officer boarded the bus and “observed the defendant attempting to conceal his identity by pulling the drawstrings on his hood tight to obscure his face,” the complaint says. When the officer approached the defendant, he “put his hands in the air and was taken into custody without incident,” the complaint says. The officer located a 9mm handgun on the defendant.

Holton and Center, Milwaukee

In an interview with a detective, the defendant “admitted” that he had shot the victim,” the complaint says.