An additional fourth-degree felony charge of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle was dismissed by a grand jury.
He was arrested June 29 at Shady Creek Apartments, 3590 Roosevelt Blvd.
Following the shooting, Crawford allegedly attempted to stash the gun in his apartment’s bathroom under the sink, according to Middletown Detective Kristi Hughes.
Crawford was previously charged with reckless homicide, a third-degree felony; improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony; and tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony.
Crawford pleaded guilty to an unrelated domestic violence charge in 2023, which Hughes said involved a different victim.
Crawford made one of two 911 calls and can be heard saying his wife was shot in the back of the head in the apartments’ parking lot.
He did not respond to the dispatcher when asked if he saw who shot his wife, who died at the scene.
He appeared in Middletown Municipal Court on June 30, and his bond was set at $750,000 by visiting Judge Joyce Campbell.
Anyone with information regarding the ongoing case can contact Detective Kristi Hughes at 513-425-7733.
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