Akinyele Lumumba Crawford, 24, was booked at Gaston County Jail in North Carolina on August 14, 2026, arrested by the Gaston County Sheriff's Office, according to the jail's public roster. The roster lists seven felony counts across two dockets: on docket 26CR358425, statutory rape of a child 15 or younger, statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult, and indecent liberties with a child; on docket 26CR358421, the same three offenses plus first-degree kidnapping. Bond is listed as $0.00 on every count, and each is marked with a disposition of “Hold,” meaning the case has not yet been resolved. The roster publishes no statute citation. North Carolina law addresses these offenses under General Statutes § 14-27.25 (statutory rape of a person 15 or younger), § 14-27.28 (statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult), § 14-202.1 (taking indecent liberties with children), and § 14-39 (kidnapping); the roster does not publish these citations, and they are included here as general legal context.

The booking record describes an allegation and does not establish guilt. Crawford is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.