Three plead guilty in 'ambush fatal shooting'
Feb. 21—WILKES-BARRE — Two men charged in the ambush fatal shooing of a man on North Meade Street in Wilkes-Barre more than two years ago pled guilty to murder charges while a woman admitted to being the get-away driver.
KadeenK. Carruth, 20, and Yamir S. Grayson, 28, pled guilty to third-degree murder and Breanna Marie Knight, 28, pled guilty to criminal conspiracy to commit criminal homicide.
Luzerne County Chief Deputy District Attorney Chester F. Dudick and Assistant District Attorney Rachel Spivak announced the plea agreements that were accepted by Judge David W. Lupas on Friday.
Wilkes-Barre police detectives in court records say Carruth and Grayson fatally shot Elijah Rivers, 22, who was found in front of 117 N. Meade St. on Jan. 30, 2023. Rivers died at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township.
Court records say Knight drove Carruth and Grayson to North Meade Street where they waited for Rivers to arrive at a residence.
When Rivers exited a vehicle, Carruth and Grayson approached and fired multiple shots at him.
Police recovered .40-caliber and .45-caliber shell casings at the scene.
Detectives pieced together multiple surveillance videos from different locations that followed Knight driving a Ford Focus from SGS Studios on South Empire Street, Wilkes-Barre, to North Meade Street where they waited for Rivers.
During a previous court proceedings, a witness testified Knight complained they killed the wrong "Eli."
In unrelated cases, Knight pled guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and possession with intent to deliver fentanyl.
Carruth and Grayson could each be sentenced to up to 30 years in state prison when they are scheduled to be sentenced March 4.
Knight is scheduled to be sentenced April 3.
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