Akhil Crumpton OCONEE COUNTY, Ga. - Law enforcement authorities have arrested a former UGA football player identified as the suspect in the murder of an Oconee County RaceTrac gas station employee.Elijah Wood, 23, was working the overnight shift at the RaceTrac located in the 7900 block of Macon Highway on March 19, 2021.
A masked gunman walked into the store, pointed his handgun at Wood, and pulled the trigger around 1:40 a.m., investigators said.After nearly a year of searching, the Oconee County Sheriff's Office say they were notified in February by agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms of a ballistic match used in Wood's murder.
According to investigators, the match showed the same gun was used at a homicide in Philadelphia after Wood's murder.$50,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION IN OCONEE COUNTY MAN'S MURDERThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office released a sketch Friday of a suspect connected to the deadly shooting of a RaceTrac gas station employee back in March.After a multi-agency investigation, officials say they identified the main suspect as Ahkil Crumpton.
Law enforcement arrested Crumpton Wednesday and charged him with Wood's murder. Posting on Facebook, the Oconee County Sheriff's Office said "today was the day Elijah Wood’s family, everyone here at the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, and our community has been waiting for.