A 20-year-old woman was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for her role in the beating death of a 50-year-old man three years ago.

Bailey Forrest appeared in the 140th District Court with her attorney, Jesse Mendez, and pleaded guilty to a count of murder in the September 2022 beating death of Robert Stewart.

Murder carries a punishment of five years to life in prison.

As part of her plea deal with the Lubbock County District Attorney's Office, an unrelated aggravated robbery charge filed against her was dismissed.

Forrest, who has been held at the Lubbock County Detention Center since her Sept. 30, 2022, arrest, entered her plea ahead of a Sept. 22 trial.

She was one of three people arrested in connection with Stewart's death. Investigators at the time believed he was beaten to d

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