The mother of a convicted murderer whose case was tied to the 2016 slaying of a murder trial witness walked out of a Hamilton County courtroom Friday with a smile after pleading guilty to solicitation to commit witness tampering.
In 2018, prosecutors originally charged Chenika Ramsey, 49, with facilitating the first-degree murder and facilitating the kidnapping of Bianca Horton, 26, who was set to testify against Ramsey’s son. Those charges carried a maximum penalty of 37 years in prison.
As part of a plea deal, Ramsey agreed to admit guilt in court to solicitation to commit witness tampering, and the kidnapping count was dropped, according to Criminal Court Judge Amanda Dunn. Prosecutor Colin Campbell said the recommended sentence for Ramsey was 11 months and 29 days of unsupervised probation.
Convicted murderer’s mother tied to Bianca Horton slaying pleads guilty to witness tampering charge
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