Overview
- Scott County Circuit Court scheduled Crawley’s trial for May 17–28, 2027, on murder, kidnapping and evidence-tampering counts, and records show he remains in custody after pleading not guilty to the two most serious charges.
- A grand jury indicted Crawley earlier this year alongside five other defendants, with court records listing related kidnapping and evidence-tampering allegations tied to the same case.
- Investigators say Arnett, 39, was killed in Scott County on August 13, 2019, and her body was found four days later along Old Lexington Road in Madison County after Kentucky State Police were called.
- Indictment filings allege Crawley wrapped Arnett’s body in a tarp, stored it under his trailer, then drove it to the Old Clays Ferry Bridge with cinder blocks attached before the attempt to drop it failed and the body was left by the roadside.
- Court records show Crawley and his cousin Ronald pleaded guilty in 2024 to evidence tampering and abuse of a corpse, the cause of Arnett’s death has not been publicly determined, and her family describes the Lexington mother of three as deeply devoted to her children.