BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Isis Wallace, age 23, of Bluefield, West Virginia entered multiple guilty pleas on March 29, 2023, in the Circuit Court of Mercer County in relation to the murder of a 13-year-old girl in Bluefield.
In addition to the 2nd-degree murder guilty plea, Wallace also pled guilty to the use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and to conspiracy to commit murder.
According to Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney Brian K. Cochran, Wallace will be sentenced to fifty (50) years in the West Virginia Penitentiary, and she will not be eligible for parole until she has served at least fifteen (15) years. Cochran said that the investigating police officers and the mother of the child agreed with the resolution to Wallace’s case in this manner.
Cochran stated that the 13-year-old child was struck by a single bullet fired from a separate vehicle containing both Wallace and her mother Nichole Brooks on March 23, 2022, at the intersection of Cumberland Road and U.S. Route 460 in Bluefield. Nichole Brooks is charged with First Degree Murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, wanton endangerment, and conspiracy to commit murder. Brooks’ trial is set for May 30, 2023.
According to Cochran, since the co-defendant is considered innocent until proven guilty, he cannot comment any further, except to say that given the facts of the case and the legal issues involved, his office, law enforcement, and the family believe that this is the proper manner in which to handle Wallace’s involvement in this case, and is in the public’s best interest as well.
Wallace will remain in the Southern Regional Jail until she is sentenced on June 2, 2023.