Crenshaw
The man accused of firing shots in Franklin’s Branigin Preserve subdivision last week has been charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.
Amos Wayne Crenshaw, 39, of Franklin, is charged with two counts of the Level 5 felony for the Dec. 28 incident. He was arrested following the incident and formally charged on Dec. 30.
Franklin police were called to the 1000 block of Aberdeen Drive around 9:35 p.m. on Dec. 28 after a woman reported hearing 4 to 5 loud gunshots near her house. Multiple neighbors also reported hearing the gunshots, however, officers neither saw nor heard anything suspicious while investigating, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Johnson County Superior Court 3.
More than an hour later, around 10:54 p.m., officers received word that a woman had information about the shots fired call. The woman told dispatchers that her female relative was allegedly shot at four times by Crenshaw. The female relative and a minor were in a vehicle outside their home in Franklin at the time of the incident.
After the incident, the woman’s relative drove off and called her for help after pulling over at a parking lot in the 7000 block of U.S. 31, Indianapolis. The woman reported that she picked up her relative and the minor at the location and saw that the car’s back window was shot out, the affidavit says.
The woman who was shot at told police they had been arguing with Crenshaw, but the argument was not physical. When she tried to leave, he allegedly got angry and tried to turn off the car, according to the affidavit.
Crenshaw allegedly fired shots at the car, though neither the woman nor the minor was hit. Before firing the gun, he allegedly said, “If I can’t have you, no one can,” the affidavit says.
Witnesses alleged Crenshaw was highly intoxicated and experiencing a mental health issue at the time of the shooting, the affidavit says.
The minor told police they had only lived in Franklin for about 1.5 years. They also said there were no arguments or threats made earlier that day, according to the affidavit.
Franklin police attempted to speak with Crenshaw via phone, however, he did not answer. Eventually, officers were granted a search warrant for the home around 6:10 a.m. Dec. 29. Due to the circumstances of the incident, a SWAT team was activated to assist with the warrant, the affidavit shows.
Once Crenshaw was in custody, he initially agreed to speak to investigators about what had happened. He was allegedly hesitant, however, and ended the interview while officers were asking basic questions, the affidavit says.
He allegedly asked officers what they knew, and once officers told him what they learned, he said he would not talk further without an attorney, according to the affidavit.
Police also determined the handgun Crenshaw allegedly used in the incident belonged to the woman. He was not allowed to possess a firearm due to past felony convictions for domestic battery and escape, the affidavit shows.
Crenshaw’s bond was set at $30,000, which he paid and was later released. An initial hearing is set for Feb. 6.
