TACOMA, Wash. -- A woman accused of driving two men to a robbery in which a Pierce County sheriff's deputy was killed has pleaded guilty in Superior Court.
Brenda Troyer, 53, pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree rendering criminal assistance. She will be sentenced in October.
Authorities say Troyer drove 34-year-old Frank Pawul and 35-year-old Henry Michael Cardento to the Fredrickson area, where they planned to rob a mobile home.
This browser does not support the Video element.
Deputy McCartney Procession
Q13 News
Deputy Daniel McCartney was killed when responding to the robbery. Cardento was also found dead with multiple gunshot wounds, including a self-inflicted shot to the head.
Pawul pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, unlawful possession of a firearm and conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery in early August. He received a sentence of life without parole.