Jefferson City woman gets 10 years in robbery, kidnapping

A Jefferson City woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for pleading guilty to an amended charge in connection with a robbery and kidnapping in July 2015.

Brooklynn Stevenson, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree robbery. She also had been charged with armed criminal action and felonious restraint, but those charges were dismissed.

Last month, Kenyatta Sims, 28, pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and kidnapping charges related to this case. One count of first-degree robbery and one count of armed criminal action were dismissed. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

A third suspect, Brandon James, 32, from Jefferson City, has a court appearance scheduled next month. He is charged with one count of first-degree robbery in this case.

According to police reports, a Jefferson City man was the victim in the incident, which took place in the 2000 block of St. Louis Road.

During the incident, the victim was robbed of $35 cash then driven to St. Louis at gunpoint.

Once in St. Louis, the victim was shot once in the head. The victim was shot as the result of narcotic-related activity.

The victim survived and was able to advise investigators of the robbery and kidnapping.

Stevenson told authorities she invited the victim to her house and admitted she "set him up," according to court documents. Stevenson also admitted holding a firearm to the victim's torso during the kidnapping and drive to St. Louis but denied shooting him.

Before being driven to St. Louis, the victim was taken to James' residence on Terra Bella Drive, where James demanded money from the victim at gunpoint to pay for his $50 narcotics debt. The victim, fearing for his life, gave James a watch and his cellphone.

Authorities said Sims helped rob the victim at gunpoint and apparently contemplated shooting the victim in Jefferson City.