Ronnie Demone Crawford III was killed on August 13, 2023, in Allendale, South Carolina. A Black man who had attended schools in Hampton and Orangeburg counties and earned a welding certificate, Crawford worked as a tattoo artist, barber, and landscape technician. He was a father to a young son and is survived by his wife and parents.

Crawford was found suffering from gunshot wounds at the intersection of Bluff Road and Sam Street and died despite emergency responders’ efforts. Investigators issued warrants for 34-year-old Johnathan Torell Kelly on charges including murder, kidnapping, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. A multi-state manhunt followed.

An associate, Evan Cave, was arrested in Lawrence County, Illinois, after a traffic stop and charged with assisting a fugitive. On October 6, 2023, federal and local officers located Kelly at a residence in Evansville, Indiana; he surrendered and was booked into Vanderburgh County Jail pending extradition to South Carolina. Does anyone have information about Crawford’s last known movements or the intersection where he was found?