Crime & Safety
Food Lion Murder Suspect Arrested in Maryland: Police
Roberta Edlina Brandon, 23, was charged the murder of a man outside a Manassas Food Lion, according to Prince William County Police.
MANASSAS, VA — The woman wanted for the shooting death of a man Tuesday night outside of the Food Lion at 6306 Hoadly Road was arrested Friday, according to Prince William County Police.
Roberta Edlina Brandon, 23 (above), of the 2800 block of Bixley Hill Court in Woodbridge, was charged with murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.
She was apprehended without incident at a residence on Addison Road in Capitol Heights, Md.
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The victim has been identified as Cordrey Douglas Jackson, 24, of Dumfries.
A police investigation found that Jackson was involved in a fight with Brandon and another man in the store's parking lot, during which he was shot and later died at an area hospital.
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All three were acquaintances.
Police says it's the county's 22nd homicide of 2016.
Photo: Prince William County Police
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