Police arrest suspect in murder of Selma man

By Katie Nichols (Contact) | Selma Times-Journal

Published Monday, December 1, 2008

MONTGOMERY — The city’s police arrested a man and charged him with the murder of a Selma resident.

Police issued a warrant for Montgomery resident Sam Crenshaw, 18, Wednesday for the murder of Frank York, 25.

“Through investigation, detectives named a suspect,” Captain Huey Thornton said. “We were able to obtain the warrant through enough probable cause.”

Crenshaw is suspected of shooting York at 7:45 p.m. on Nov. 23 at Chevron No. 10, Court Street.

Authorities found York’s body lying next to a car with a handgun and a large amount of marijuana nearby.

“We believe the victim was shot in a drug deal gone wrong,” Thornton said. “There was some kind of verbal altercation between the two men before the shooting.”

Authorities located Crenshaw at a relative’s residence on the south side of Montgomery, Thornton said.

“Officers received an anonymous tip directing police to the cousin’s home,” he said. “Police apprehended the suspect at 3:25 p.m. Saturday.”

Officers placed Crenshaw in the Montgomery County Jail with no bond.

York’s death marks the 23rd homicide in Montgomery this year, according to police.

The Montgomery teenager now faces a class-a felony. Conviction of capital murder under the Code of Alabama has two forms of punishment — life in prison or death.