Jordyn Jones Allegedly Intimidated Alexis Crawford’s Household

Alexis Crawford’s accused killer and former roommate, Jordyn Jones, allegedly contacted the sufferer’s household earlier than her arrest.

On Thursday (Nov. 21), Jones was denied bond by Fulton County Superior Courtroom Choose Rachel Krause, who deemed the accused a flight threat and described her alleged contact with Crawford’s household as “the final word intimidation of witnesses,” the Atlanta Journal-Structure stories.

In accordance with prosecutors, Jones made contact with Crawford’s household to hide key particulars a few rape accusation the sufferer reported in opposition to Jones’ then-boyfriend, Barron Brantley, who can also be accused within the homicide, 11 Alive stories. 

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The 21-year-old Clark Atlanta College scholar was allegedly strangled to demise by Brantley after which smothered with a black trash bag by Jones on Oct. 31 earlier than the pair dumped her physique in a DeKalb County park. Her homicide got here days after she filed a report with native police that Brantley had subjected her to “undesirable touching and kissing.” 

Crawford’s household reported her lacking on Nov. 1. Her physique was discovered per week afterward Nov. eight when one of many accused led police to the park. 

Each Jones and Brantley face prices of malice homicide, which includes deliberate intent and is punishable by demise or imprisonment for all times with or with out parole.

At Thursday’s bond listening to, prosecutors accused Jones of trying to cowl her tracks simply days after the homicide, 11 Alive stories. 

“On her personal volition the defendant Ms. Jones known as relations of Ms. Crawford and informed them that there was no DNA discovered within the rape package,” the prosecutor stated, based on 11 Alive.

The prosecutor added that it was “extremely incorrect” as a result of “the outcomes of the rape package point out” that Brantley’s DNA was discovered, 11 Alive stories. 

No rape prices have been filed within the case, based on the Atlanta Journal-Structure.

Jones can also be thought-about a flight threat as a result of, based on prosecutors, after the homicide and earlier than she would have been publicly often called a suspect, she had begun withdrawing from Clark Atlanta and was planning on shifting again to her house state of Michigan, a declare her protection rejected, 11 Alive stories.  

“Ms. Jones would look like an acceptable candidate for bond,” the decide stated, including that she was denying it as a result of she had been persuaded to consider that Jones may not “return to the jurisdiction for trial on this matter and that she could pose a major threat of intimidating witnesses or obstructing the administration of this case,” 11 Alive stories.

The alleged sexual assault occurred on Oct. 26 within the house the place Jones and Crawford lived. 

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In accordance with the police report, which Crawford filed the following day on Oct. 27, she informed authorities that Brantley had mistaken her for his girlfriend, Jones, and rubbed her shoulders and kissed her on the neck whereas they drank alcohol. When she entered a restroom alone, Brantley adopted. 

Jones informed police she discovered Crawford locked contained in the restroom carrying solely a bra, and authorities later recovered a “pair of lower panties” within the restroom, based on the police report. 

Crawford additionally stated she had blacked out and wasn’t positive of every thing that Brantley allegedly did. She underwent a medical examination at Grady Memorial Hospital following the incident. 

After the alleged rape, Crawford and Jones weren’t on talking phrases. Nonetheless, Jones agreed to take Crawford on a late-night run to a liquor retailer a number of days later. Shortly after, they received right into a bodily altercation and Brantley received concerned.  

“Because of the bodily altercation, Barron Brantley choked the sufferer till she was deceased,” an Atlanta Police Division report states. 

Courtroom paperwork additionally alleged Jones smothered her “with a black trash bag till Crawford stopped respiratory and was deceased.” 

“Afterwards Jones and Brantley positioned Alexis Crawford in a plastic bin and transported her physique to Change Park in Decatur, Georgia, the place they positioned her physique within the woods,” the report additionally acknowledged. 

Brantley reportedly admitted these particulars throughout an interview with authorities on Nov. eight. 

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He didn’t seem in courtroom throughout Thursday’s bond listening to, however each of the accused are anticipated to seem in courtroom for a preliminary listening to on Friday (Nov. 22), based on the Atlanta Journal-Structure. 

Crawford, who was a sketch artist that cherished to attract and spend time together with her household, was laid to relaxation on Saturday (Nov. 16) as lots of gathered to honor her life and bid her farewell. 

“She represents the most effective and brightest amongst us,” Rev. Markel Hutchins informed BET in an unique interview on behalf of the Crawford household. “She represents every thing that we would like our younger folks to be. …To see her lower down so prematurely it truly is simply heartbreaking.”