Mother who lied to help accused son sentenced Christy Willis was sentenced Friday a few months after being found guilty of lying for her son to investigators about his fatal abuse of a young girl. Author: WNEP Web Staff Updated: 5:29 PM EDT July 9, 2021 NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — A woman will spend time behind bars in connection with the beating death of a little girl in Northumberland County. Christy Willis was sentenced Friday to between 17 months and 17 years in prison. Willis was found guilty in April of lying to investigators about the abuse. Her son, Jahrid Burgess, is accused of brutally beating Arabella Parker, 3, at her home near Trevorton back in 2019.