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Woman sentenced to 47 years in jail for robbery, murder at Rally’s Restaurant

Posted at 2:39 PM, Nov 18, 2013
and last updated 2013-11-18 18:10:47-05

A judge sentenced Chearie Edwards to 47 years in jail after she pleaded guilty to robbing and killing two brothers in January.

Court records show Edwards and her boyfriend, Deandre Dunnaway, admitted to killing their manager, Alphonso White, at Rally's Restaurant in January.

They also admitted to killing White's brother - Michael Johnson - who just happened to be at the restaurant that night.

Dunnaway was sentenced to two life terms for capital murder.

He avoided the death penalty with a plea agreement.

NewsChannel 3 's Jackie Morlock spoke to the victim's family moments after the judge handed down that sentence.

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