Woman sentenced for role in death of Kansas man

NEW MADRID, Mo. — A woman who had a role in the murder of a Kansas man will spend the next 10 years in prison.

Elsie M. Coleman Hamilton, also known as Elsie Coleman Robinson, entered a guilty plea to tampering with a motor vehicle before Judge Fred Copeland in Division I of New Madrid County Circuit Court. Copeland handed down the sentence Nov. 27.

Hamilton was sentenced in connection with the death of Larry Weaver, a 66-year-old motorcyclist, who was killed while apparently trying to prevent the theft of his vehicle in the early morning hours of June 27, 2016. Weaver’s body was found July 2, 2016, in a cotton field in New Madrid County.

Hamilton was one of the witnesses testifying at the trial of Ronnie C. Robinson, who was found guilty for the kidnapping and murder of Weaver.

During Ronnie Robinson’s trial, Hamilton admitted to being in the vehicle at the time Weaver’s motorcycle was stolen.