Per a plea agreement, Shawna Smith will serve 10 to 20 years in prison
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Greene County woman pleaded guilty to kidnapping and aggravated assault involving two victims in 2022, as well as her role in covering up a double murder days earlier.
Shawna Smith pleaded guilty to kidnapping, aggravated assault, and conspiracy for the Feb. 14, 2022, incident at a Waynesburg home. She also pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence and obstruction for helping to conceal shell casings from a double murder committed by her boyfriend, Cortland Rogers, two weeks earlier.
In accordance with a plea agreement, Smith, 26, of Waynesburg, will serve 10 to 20 years in state prison.
“This defendant was involved in a series of violent acts that terrorized this community,” Attorney General Sunday said. “Thanks to the tireless efforts of the investigators and prosecutors, both defendants have been held accountable for the devastation they caused. We hope these resolutions provide a measure of justice for the victims and their loved ones.”
Rogers previously pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to serve life in prison for killing Kevin Williford and Judy Hunter on Feb. 1, 2022.
Two weeks later, Smith and Rogers lured two victims into a nearby home and held the victims at gunpoint for several hours. The female victim was assaulted and suffered multiple injuries from being punched, kicked, and stomped on repeatedly.
The murder victims were found the same day Rogers and Smith perpetrated the kidnapping.
This case was prosecuted by Senior Deputy Attorneys General Kara M. Rice and Alicia S. Werner.
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