Scholar’s Good friend And Alleged Killer Spent Holidays Collectively

The murdered Clark Atlanta College scholar thought of her roommate and now alleged killer to be her greatest good friend. 

Jordyn Jones, one of many suspects going through costs within the loss of life of Alexis Crawford, beforehand spent holidays with the sufferer’s household, The Washington Submit experiences. 

Rev. Markel Hutchins, the spokesman for Alexis’ household, mentioned throughout an interview on Sunday (Nov. 10) the sufferer’s household hosted Jones for each Easter and Thanksgiving, The Washington Submit experiences. 

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“That makes that tragedy all of the extra obscure and reconcile,” Hutchins mentioned, the Atlanta Journal-Structure experiences. “She hung out with the household, within the household residence.” 

Throughout a short information convention late Friday (Nov. eight) afternoon, Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields mentioned, “Jordyn had been Alexis’ good friend and her roommate,” 11Alive experiences.  

Now, Jones, 21, and her boyfriend, Barron Brantley, 21, face costs of malice homicide, which includes deliberate intent and is punishable by loss of life or imprisonment for all times with or with out parole. 

The medical expert decided Crawford’s reason for loss of life to be asphyxiation.

The 21-year-old school scholar, who was final seen by her roommate on Oct. 30, was reported lacking by her household on Nov. 1, however investigators mentioned it was doubtless she had already been killed, the Atlanta Journal-Structure experiences. 

Hutchins mentioned Crawford died on Halloween, the Atlanta Journal-Structure experiences. 

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“They knew Jordyn, the preferred Jordyn. There was by no means a motive to suspect that Jordyn would do something mistaken or unwell to Alexis,” Hutchins mentioned Sunday (Nov. 10), the Atlanta Journal-Structure experiences. “One member of the family described them as two peas in a pod … To go from that to the place we’re as we speak, it’s unthinkable.”

On Friday (Nov. eight), one of many suspects led police to Crawford’s physique in a DeKalb County park off Columbia Drive, 11Alive experiences. 

Her loss of life got here days after she filed a sexual assault report towards her good friend’s boyfriend, Brantley. 

“Whereas a motive has not been clearly established, the division did take a police report from Alexis Crawford on October 27, and this can be a few days previous to her being reported lacking,” Shields mentioned, in line with 11Alive. “On this report, Alexis described undesirable kissing and touching from Barron Brantley.”  

In line with the report, Crawford, Jones and Brantley have been all within the condo consuming alcohol on Oct. 26, the day the alleged sexual assault happened, the Atlanta Journal-Structure experiences. 

The Washington Submit experiences that in line with the police report, Crawford informed authorities Brantley had mistaken her for his girlfriend, Jones, and rubbed her shoulders and kissed her on the neck whereas they drank. When she entered a restroom alone, Brantley adopted. 

Jones informed police she discovered Crawford locked contained in the restroom sporting solely a bra, and authorities later recovered a “pair of lower panties” within the restroom, in line with the police report, The Washington Submit experiences. 

Crawford additionally mentioned she had blacked out and wasn’t certain of every thing that Brantley allegedly did. She underwent a medical examination at Grady Memorial Hospital following the incident, the Atlanta Journal-Structure experiences. 

She reportedly informed associates she “wasn’t comfy sleeping” in her bed room after the incident, and so she slept in the lounge, in line with the police report. 

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“I don’t assume any rational or right-thinking particular person would assume these incidents are disconnected,” Hutchins mentioned, in line with the Atlanta Journal-Structure. “I believe now we have extra questions than solutions.” 

Brantley has a legal background, and as of Friday’s arrest, he violated his bond situation from a earlier arrest in February, involving costs for theft, battery and cruelty to youngsters, the Atlanta Journal-Structure experiences. 

Jones will seem earlier than a decide on Monday (Nov. 11), Fox 5 Atlanta experiences. 

“She not solely knew the place her roommate was, however she was additionally instrumental in Alexis’ final demise,” Hutchins mentioned, CBS46 experiences. 

Brantley waived his first court docket look on Saturday (Nov. 9), the Fulton County Sheriff’s Workplace informed Fox 5. 

“The case has come to one of many saddest conclusions potential and has been completely heartbreaking,” Shields mentioned throughout Friday’s (Nov. eight) information convention, The Washington Submit experiences. “To Alexis’ household, our hearts exit to you. I’m so actually sorry that we couldn’t offer you a greater ending.”