CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The 23-year-old Cleveland woman who struck five people with her car in a McDonald's parking lot was sentenced today to seven years in prison.

Stacey Matthews recruited Cedrica Johnson, 24, of East Cleveland, to help her confront two women April 19 in the parking lot of the McDonald's restaurant in the 10400 block of St. Clair Avenue. The lot was full of people lining up for job interviews.



Johnson threatened the victims, 17 and 19, with scissors, and McDonald's staff intervened.

Matthews put her car in reverse and struck five people on her way out of the lot. The restaurant owner suffered a brain injury. A security guard, two employees and a bystander were also injured.

A jury found Matthews guilty of six counts of felonious assault. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Robert McClelland imposed the sentence.

After a bench trial, Johnson was found guilty of misdemeanor assault and sentenced to six months in jail.

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