SAN ANTONIO – A 19-year-old woman accepted a plea deal in connection with the 2024 murder of a Sonic Drive-In manager.
Adiah Roberson is charged with murder, assault causing bodily injury and forgery, jail records show.
A bailiff at the 226th Criminal District Court confirmed on Thursday afternoon that Roberson now took a plea deal.
Roberson pleaded no contest to the charges on Friday afternoon. Her sentencing date has been scheduled for Jan. 30, 2026.
Background
The shooting happened on July 7, 2024, at a Sonic Drive-In at 5510 Babcock Road.
According to the U.S. Marshals Service, manager Daniel Lacy Shrewsbury confronted Roberson after she allegedly attempted to pay for food with counterfeit money.
Shrewsbury took a photo of Roberson’s vehicle’s license plate and was threatened by Joshua Joseph, a man who was with Roberson. Joseph was 27 years old at the time.
Authorities said Roberson got out of the vehicle and fatally shot Shrewsbury.
Joseph and Roberson fled the scene and were on the run for a brief time. Joseph was arrested and charged with murder on Aug. 16, 2024.
In September 2024, Roberson was added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. She was 17 years old at the time.
Roberson was eventually arrested at an apartment complex in Dallas on Oct. 22, 2024. She was transported to the Bexar County jail two days later.
While Roberson was on the run, she was placed on Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List in September 2024.
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