Chandra Harmon, Aiding and Abetting Witness Tampering, Ohio 2023

Chandra Harmon Pleads Guilty to Aiding and Abetting Witness Tampering

A Burlington, Ky. woman has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting her daughter in intimidating a witness after the murder of her ex-son-in-law. Chandra Harmon, 57, admitted to aiding and abetting the intimidation of a witness after the August 2017 murder of Robert Caldwell.

According to court documents, Robert Caldwell and his three minor children left a counseling appointment in Riverside, Ohio on August 15, 2017. While crossing the parking lot, Robert Caldwell was shot multiple times by an assailant in front of his children and died at the scene. The assailant was later identified as co-defendant Sterling Roberts.

Tawnney Caldwell, the ex-wife of the murder victim, was the girlfriend of Sterling Roberts at the time of the incident. Chandra Harmon is Tawnney Caldwell’s mother and previous mother-in-law to Robert Caldwell. Tawnney Caldwell and Robert Caldwell had an ongoing dispute regarding the custody of their children, and Tawnney Caldwell had talked to Sterling Roberts on at least two occasions about killing Robert Caldwell.

Harmon faces up to 20 years in prison for aiding and abetting the intimidation of a witness in this case. Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for 1:30pm on May 6.

David M. DeVillers, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Chris Hoffman, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati Division; Riverside Police Chief Frank Robinson and Sugarcreek Township Police Chief Michael Brown announced the plea entered into today before Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose.

Assistant United States Attorney Amy M. Smith and Assistant Deputy Criminal Chief Laura Clemmens are representing the United States in this case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/kentucky-woman-pleads-guilty-aiding-and-abetting-witness-tampering-case-involving