A man facing weapons charges in the slaying of officer Ella French pl…

A man charged in the 2021 slaying of Chicago police officer Ella French pleaded guilty to three felonies Thursday morning in exchange for a 7-year prison sentence during a hearing packed with police officers and French’s family.

Eric Morgan, 25, was charged with 11 felonies, including gun charges and a count of obstruction of justice, but he was not charged with murder or accused of firing the shots that killed French and injured her partner. His brother, Emonte Morgan, is facing charges of first-degree murder and other felonies.

Morgan pleaded guilty to aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon and obstruction of justice. In exchange, prosecutors offered sentences of seven years, five years and three years on the three counts to run concurrently.

“There is no legal or reasonable reason for me not to go along with this,” said Judge Ursula Walowski as she accepted the agreement.

In an attack that rocked the city, French, 29, was shot and…