Lawyer appointed in beating death
A 49-year-old man arrested in connection with the beating and strangling death of a 42-year-old woman in the Emma Wheeler public housing complex has been appointed an attorney and a new hearing date.
Hamilton County General Sessions Court Judge Bob Moon on Tuesday appointed Wendy Stanfield to represent Michael Crumpton in the criminal homicide case in the death of Virginia Godwin.
Crumpton’s preliminary hearing was rescheduled for June 21.
Witnesses told police they heard a woman screaming at the Emma Wheeler public housing complex June 7, telling Crumpton to stop. There was the sound of glass breaking.