Two take 27-year prison terms in San Pablo fatal shooting where victim was tracked to his home
Leonisha Chanae Robinson, 29, and Nephalem Dozier-Muhammad, 22, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and gun enhancements in a deal with Contra Costa prosecutors.
MARTINEZ — A man and woman have accepted plea deals and lengthy prison terms in connection with a 2019 fatal shooting in San Pablo, records show.
In a deal with Contra Costa prosecutors, Leonisha Chanae Robinson, 29, and Nephalem Dozier-Muhammad, 22, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and gun enhancements in the killing of 58-year-old Murray Edwards. They were formally sentenced to 27 years in state prison, and prosecutors dropped murder and conspiracy charges against them.
Edwards was shot and killed around 5:30 a.m. Nov. 20, 2019 outside a home in the 2600 block of 19th Street. The criminal complaint alleges that starting Robinson “conducted surveillance” in front of the San Pablo home and acquired a pistol with a laser sight. The morning of the shooting, Dozier-Muhammad picked Robinson up on Maine Street in Richmond, and the two drove to Edwards’ home to shoot Edwards.
Both were originally charged with street terrorism, alleging they had ties to a Richmond-area gang, court records show.
Dozier-Muhammad is in North Kern State Prison in Delano, while Robinson is incarcerated in the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, records show.