NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — More than four years after a Granby High School girl was murdered, a third person has been sentenced in connection to the murder of Asia Cowell.
On Friday, Dazha Feaster was sentenced to 50 years in prison with 30 years suspended, leaving 20 years to serve, for first-degree murder. She pleaded guilty to the charge back in November.
Feaster is the sister of a man who was accused of raping Cowell. The 17-year-old was set to testify against him but never got the chance to take the stand.
Watch previous coverage: Asia Cowell was going to testify against her accused rapist. That's when she was killed.
Feaster is the third and final suspect to receive jail time in connection to Cowell's murder in 2020. Police believe she was lured to a Norfolk home, kidnapped, taken to Newport News, then shot and left in a wooded area.
Last August, Crystal Kaiser-Albritton, was sentenced to life for the murder of Cowell. The following month, her husband Devin Albritton received a 50-year sentence with 11 years suspended, bringing his time served to 39 years.
Feaster was just under 18 years old at the time of the murder.
Psychiatrist Jeffrey Aaron testified and said that Feaster told him the murder was Ms. Albritton's idea and that she thought they were just going to scare Cowell, not kill her. He went into detail about Feaster's childhood and said she suffered various types of abuse and neglect.
At her sentencing on February 7, Feaster said to the court, “I am truly sorry for causing Asia’s family so much pain… I think about it every day… if I could go back and change things, I would.”
Watch previous coverage: Woman pleads guilty in murder of Asia Cowell, killed before testifying in rape case
Watch previous coverage: Police body camera footage shows the discovery Asia Cowell's body. We have blurred the body.
Also during her sentencing, a psychiatrist talked about Feaster's troubled childhood.
Asia Cowell's aunt, Tatina Cowell, has attended some of the hearings but was ill and could not attend the sentencing. She later sent News 3 reporter Angela Bohon a message reading, "This isn't the outcome I hoped for, but I'm asking God to help me and my family as we move forward. I'm asking for prayers for us continually and for God to to show me how to keep Asia's memory and legacy alive. Asia is a light that was stolen from this earth and she will forever be missed."
