THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT RELEASE
An arrest has been made in connection with the May 2021 homicide of 34-year-old Matthew O. Huerta of Danville. On 05/02/21 around 2:14 pm, Danville Police responded to the area of the 600 block of Plum St in reference to a victim with a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, officers located 34-year-old Matthew O. Huerta of Danville who was lying in the roadway with a gunshot wound to his back. Huerta was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. Officers immediately began an investigation into this incident and learned that the suspect had exited a vehicle and fired one shot at the victim. The suspect then got back into a vehicle and fled the scene prior to the officer’s arrival.
During follow-up investigation, a suspect in this case was identified as 36-year-old Deshawn Crawford of Saginaw, Michigan. A Vermilion County arrest warrant was issued for Crawford with a charge of murder and a bond of $3,000,000 10%. On 03/21/23, Crawford was taken into custody by authorities in Saginaw, Michigan during an unrelated drug investigation. Crawford is currently still being held in Saginaw County on his charges related to the drug investigation and at this time, there is no date set for his extradition back to Illinois.
