Akhil Crumpton, former Georgia soccer participant, arrested in connection to 2021 homicide case

The Oconee County (Georgia) Sheriff’s Workplace introduced on Wednesday that former University of Georgia soccer participant Akhil Crumpton as arrested in connection to the homicide of 23-year-old gasoline station clerk Elijah Wooden final 12 months.

Wooden was shot and killed at roughly 1:30 a.m. on March 19, 2021, by an armed assailant who was wearing all black with most of his head hid by sun shades, a hood and face masks.

Wooden’s homicide generated public curiosity and led to a $50,000 reward for data resulting in an arrest. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, ATF, U.S. Marshals, District Legal professional Investigators and different places of work collaborated on the investigation, which remains to be ongoing

In keeping with the Sheriff’s Workplace, shell casings on the crime scene had been ultimately matched to a different crime scene in Philadelphia the place native police suspected Crumpton was the shooter.

Oconee Sheriff James Hale stated additional investigation led to the proof wanted to safe an arrest warrant for Crumpton for the homicide of Wooden.

Crumpton, who’s from Philadelphia, went to a junior faculty in California and performed receiver for Georgia from 2017-18.

Crumpton is a suspect within the capturing in Philadelphia nevertheless it’s nonetheless an lively investigation and no fees have been filed, in response to a police division spokesman.