Akhil Crumpton is a former student of UGA arrested for the murder of gas station employee Elijah Wood. He is the suspect for the Athens, Pennsylvania shooting as well.
Akhil Crumpton, a wide receiver for the University of Georgia from 2017 to 2019 is arrested.
The Law enforcement authorities have arrested Crumpton after being identified as a suspect as a killer of Elijah Wood.
Wood was killed on March 19, 2021, around 1:40 a.m. while he was working an overnight shift at RaceTrac gas station.
NFL: Who Is Akhil Crumpton?
Akhil Crumpton from Philadelphia is the suspect arrested for the overnight killing of Elijah Wood, 23, on March 19, 2021.
After a year of thorough investigation, Crumpton was arrested on Wednesday and charged for the murder of Elijah Wood.
Crumpton was the wide-receiver for the University of Georgia where he played from 2017 to 2019. He remained a student of the university till 2021.
During his football career, he 5ft. 9-inches tall player represented the UGA team for 24 games. Before being transferred to the UGA, he is found to have attended Los Angeles Valley Community College.
Crumpton had completed his high school at the Neumann Goretti High School.
Akhil Crumpton Arrested For Oconee County RaceTrac Murder
On March 19, 2019, a masked gunman killed a young man named Elijah Wood at Oconee County RaceTrac gas station. The gunman is identified as Akhil Crumpton and he has been arrested.
Crumpton had entered the store and pulled a trigger on the 23-year-old leaving him dead.
The murder took place at the Oconee County RaceTrac gas station located in the 7900 block of Macon Highway.
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office released a statement revealing his arrest with the help of ATF and FBI.
The shell casing found in the crime scenes of RaceTrac and Philadelphia were found to be matched.
After the investigation done of Oconee County Investigators, ATF, FBI, and Philadelphia Police Department, Crumpton was found to be a suspect and his arrest warrant was secured.
Eventually, Akhil Nasir Crumpton was arrested on Wednesday.
Akhil Crumpton Age And Wiki Details
Akhil Crumpton is a young man aged 29.
He was found to be 24 when he was signed with Georgia Bulldogs in 2017. His date of birth is not revealed.
Likewise, the victim Elijah Wood was 23 when he was killed.
Born to his American parents, Akhil is a Philadelphia native, who has not revealed any details about his family.
He is an African-American.