RFP Staff
♦ Brandon Jarron Hawkins, 20, of 1032 Gold Road and alleged killer of Pfeiffer University student Talisha Danielle Crowder, 19, in Salisbury, made a brief appearance in District Court today with Judge Beth Dixon presiding. Dressed in an orange Rowan County Detention Center jumpsuit and wearing leg shackles and handcuffs, Hawkins stared vacantly at Judge Dixon when she told him he could face the death penalty or life imprisonment and up to 39 months in prison for larceny of a firearm.
Judge Dixon assigned Salisbury attorney Drew Cochran to represent Hawkins on a provisional basis. Rowan County Indigent Services will appoint an attorney or attorneys for Hawkins in the near future.
Held without bond, Hawkins the Ex-boyfriend of Crowder is charged with first degree murder (felony) and larceny of a firearm (misdemeanor). He remains in the Rowan County Detention Center. Hawkins next court appearance will on February 10th.
The Late Talisha Danielle Hawkins:
From an RFP article appearing on January 19th: “Ex-Boyfriend Brandon Jerron Hawkins was Charged Today with First Degree Murder in the Death of Talisha Crowder in Salisbury, N.C.”
Ex-Boyfriend Brandon Jerron Hawkins, 20 was charged today with first degree murder in the gunshot slaying of Talisha Danielle Crowder, 19, a Pfeiffer University student from Salisbury. Hawkins became a prime suspect when Crowder was found in the damaged 1991 Honda Accord registered to Hawkins.
As yet no motive was provided for this this tragic homicide.
Hawkins was arrested today and charged with first degree murder (felony) and larceny of a firearm (misdemeanor). Hawkins is being held without bond in the Rowan County Detention Center. His first court hearing will be on Thursday January 21st.
Brandon Hawkins Previous Record:
From this morning’s RFP article: “Talisha Danielle Crowder Found Murdered in Vehicle Monday Evening at North Long Street and Park Avenue in Salisbury, N.C.”:
“Talisha Danielle Crowder, 19, of Salisbury who graduated with an Associates Degree in Arts from Rowan Cabarrus Early College Program last summer and is now a student at Pfeiffer University, was reported missing earlier Monday by her mother. At around 7 p.m. Crowder was tragically reported shot to death in a 1991 Honda Accord in a parking lot in front of an apartment complex at 311 North Long Street near Park Avenue in Salisbury. The area surrounding the Accord was cordoned off by yellow crime scene tape. Police vehicles rapidly filled the area as investigators questioned neighbors.
From the Pfeiffer University Website: “Pfeiffer University Mourns the Loss of Student Talisha Crowder”:
“Pfeiffer University reports the death of student Talisha Danielle Crowder, 19, of Salisbury, N.C. Ms. Crowder had been reporting missing by her mother on Mon., Jan. 18. She was found Monday evening in Salisbury, the victim of a gunshot wound. A prayer vigil to honor Talisha’s life will take place today at 6 p.m., Henry Pfeiffer Chapel, 48380 U.S. Hwy 52N, Misenheimer (Stanly County).
Ms. Crowder, who graduated in 2015 from Rowan Cabarrus Early College Program, entered Pfeiffer last fall as a junior due to the fact that she had accumulated the academic credit to do so. The current academic year, 2015-2016, was her first as a resident student on Pfeiffer’s Misenheimer campus.
“Everyone in the Pfeiffer community is heartbroken by the news of Talisha’s Crowder’s death,” said President Colleen Perry Keith. “Students, of course, are Pfeiffer’s most precious and valuable resource; her loss will be long felt by her classmates and professors. We all are keeping Talisha’s family, friends and hallmates foremost our thoughts and prayers.”
A biology/pre-med major, Ms. Crowder was by all accounts a serious student who held a work-study job on campus and was a member of Pfeiffer’s dance team. Counselors from Pfeiffer’s counseling center and Pfeiffer’s ministry staff are available for students, faculty members and staff who request these services.”
311 North Long Street in Salisbury, N.C.:
