Girlfriend of teen murderer pleads guilty to perjury

The woman who was dating a man recently convicted of raping and killing a Grand Rapids teenager has accepted a plea deal.

Tiara Lakeya Burnett appeared in a Grand Rapids courtroom Monday where she pleaded guilty to perjury in the Mujey Dumbuya murder investigation. In turn, the prosecutor agreed to dismiss two charges of witness intimidation against Burnett.

In February, a jury convicted Quinn James of first-degree murder for Mujey’s death.

The 16-year-old’s body was found near a trail in Kalamazoo on Jan. 28, 2018, four days after she disappeared on her way to catch a bus to school.

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