KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A woman arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Cheyenne Johnson in 2021 was sentenced Tuesday.

In May of 2021, deputies arrested Michael Smith, 41, of Charleston, in connection with the murder of Johnson after he admitted to killing Johnson and dumping her body in a deep water well on his girlfriend’s property.

However, after further investigation, deputies say an interview with a 10-year-old witness led them to a second arrest.

“During the investigation, a juvenile witness was interviewed and this juvenile witness had observed the crime and had Virginia Smith, (29, of Charleston,) as the person who shot Cheyenne Johnson,” said Chief Deputy Greg Young with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office.

Johnson was first reported missing from Jackson

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