A Harvey man has admitted his role in a Terrytown armed robbery that led to the fatal shooting of a Louisiana National Guard member, according to Jefferson Parish court records.

Kewane Edwards, 23, pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter and conspiracy to commit armed robbery in the Dec. 6, 2021, death of Jemond Cador.

Judge Scott Schlegel of the 24h Judicial District Court sentenced Edwards to 30 years in prison, court records said.

Edwards was one of five defendants charged with 21-year-old Cador's death.

Edwards, himself a former member of the National Guard, didn't know Cador, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigators. He was recruited to the scheme by co-defendant Isiah White, 21, authorities said.

The robbery was planned by Myron Lee, 21. Lee was also a Guard member and the only defendant who knew Cador personally, according to the Sheriff's Office.