Couple Plead Not Guilty In Murder Of Clark Atlanta Student

ATLANTA, GA —The couple charged with felony murder in the Oct. 31 death of Clark Atlanta University senior Alexis Crawford pleaded not guilty Monday, according to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office.

Crawford's roommate and the woman's boyfriend are accused of killing the college senior; the boyfriend also is charged with sodomy. The Clark Atlanta couple were indicted Jan. 31.

Jones and Brantley were in court again on Monday for their arraignment hearings, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. According to the DA's office, they both pleaded not guilty. They are being held without bond at the Fulton jail.

Crawford family spokesperson Markel Hutchins tells WGCL that, "The moral thing for them to do, the right thing for them to do would be for them to accept legal responsibility."

Crawford’s family reported her missing Nov. 1, two days after they last had communication with her. Her body was found Nov. 8 in a DeKalb County park.

Crawford's roommate, 22-year-old Jordyn Jones, and Jones's boyfriend, 21-year-old Barron Brantley, were indicted for causing Crawford's death by asphyxiation through the use of a garbage bag.

Jones and Brantley are accused of placing Crawford's body into a trash bin and dumping it in Exchange Park in DeKalb County.

Brantley was also indicted for one count of aggravated sodomy for unlawfully and forcefully sodomizing Crawford on October 26, 2019, five days before the murder.