More than four years after a Granby High School girl was murdered, a third person has appeared in court in connection with the crime.
17-year-old Asia Cowell was killed in 2020. Police believe she was lured to a Norfolk home, kidnapped, taken to Newport News, then shot and left in a wooded area.
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Three people have been charged in connection to the homicide.
On Monday in Newport News Circuit Court, Dazha Feaster pleaded guilty. Feaster is the sister of a man who was accused of raping Cowell. She was set to testify against him but never got the chance to take the stand.
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Feaster was just under 18 years old at the time of the murder. Judge Matthew Hoffman asked her, “Do you understand that this is a Class 2 felony and carries a minimum sentence of 20 years and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment if you are sentenced as an adult?” Feaster calmly responded, “Yes.”