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Jordyn Jones and her boyfriend, Barron Brantley, have been arrested and charged with the murder of Clark Atlanta University student Alexis Crawford.
According to Fulton County Jail Records, Brantley, 21, wasbooked on Fridayand Jones, 21, wasarrested on Saturday. It is not immediately clear if Jones and Brantley have obtained legal representation.
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“The department did make a police report from Alexis Crawford on Oct. 27, and this is a few days prior to her being reported missing. In this report, Alexis described unwanted kissing and touching from Barron Brantley,” Shields told reporters on Friday.
“The case has come to one of the saddest conclusions possible and has been absolutely heartbreaking,” Shields said, before thanking the investigators who “worked on this diligently and around the clock.”
“Thank you for treating Alexis as if she was one of our own family members,” she told investigators. “And to Alexis’ family: our hearts go out to you. I am so truly sorry that we could not provide you with a better ending.”
In the wake of Alexis’s death, Clark Atlanta University’s president George T. French Jr.issued a letter to the campus community, calling the discovery of her body “the worst possible news.”
“Our deepest thoughts and prayers are with her family and with everyone who knew and loved Alexis,” he wrote, adding that the campus would have grief counselors on-site to help students, faculty, and staff cope with the devastating loss.
“Tonight, we mourn together,” he said. “For those who knew Alexis, and for our CAU family, the days ahead will be hard.”
Alexis had been missing since the early hours of Oct. 31. She was last seen leaving the Heritage Station apartments near her school’s campus on Oct. 30,WSBreported.
Family members said she speaks with someone in the family each and every day, but phone calls have been automatically sent to voicemail since Oct. 31.
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That same night, the victim’s sister, Alexandria Crawford, told investigators that she texted Alexis close to 9 p.m. asking what her plans were for the weekend, which Alexis simply responded with “nothing,”11 Alivereported.
Later that night, around 9 p.m., Alexis shared a post on Instagram. She also responded to an Instagram group message with laughing emojis about 20 minutes later, according to the local outlet.
The police report said Jones allegedly took her to a liquor store around 11:30 p.m. and claimed she last saw Alexis an hour later, around 12:30 a.m. before she went to sleep.
When Jones awoke on Oct. 31, she allegedly told authorities that Alexis was gone, as were her phone, ID card and debit card, though the apartment was locked.
source: people.com
