Pitt County, NC (WITN) — A man accused of murder in a 2021 highway shooting in Pitt County faces imprisonment.
Jyjuan Crawford, who is 25 years old, has accepted a plea deal resulting in a sentence of 6 to 8 years in prison. an incident where Shaolyn Godley was fatally shot On U.S. Route 264 near Staton Road in March 2021, as stated in court papers.
Crawford pleaded guilty under an Alford doctrine to being an accessory after the fact in connection with a first-degree murder related to the shooting incident.
An Alford plea enables a defendant to enter a guilty plea under an agreement without acknowledging guilt directly; however, they concede that the prosecution possesses sufficient evidence for conviction.
According to deputies, Godley and two other individuals were traveling in a gray Pontiac Grand Am when they abandoned the vehicle beside the road. As shots were fired from another car, he and the occupants attempted to flee but were targeted during this incident.
Godley was struck by the bullets and passed away subsequently.
Crawford and Deshawn Bryant faced charges including first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle. They were apprehended by law enforcement in Georgia just days following the incident.
As part of the plea agreement, eight of Crawford’s charges were dismissed.
