Deionta Person and Tyjuan McNeal Arrested for Death of Missing Woman

Thursday, April 2, 2026

The Metropolitan Police Department announces that two additional arrests have been made in the death of a woman who disappeared in Southwest, D.C., in 2023.
 
On Thursday, October 26, 2023, 25-year-old Chyna Crawford, of Southwest, D.C. was reported missing to the Metropolitan Police Department. She was last seen at approximately 10:00 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2023, in the 4000 block of South Capitol Street, Southwest.
 
An initial investigation by detectives assigned to the Missing Persons Unit suggested suspicious circumstances surrounding her disappearance. The case was further investigated by detectives assigned to the Homicide Branch.  
 
On Thursday, April 2, 2026, pursuant to a DC Superior Court booking order, members of the Homicide Branch charged 28-year-old Deionta Person and 29-year-old Tyjuan McNeal, both of Southeast, DC, with First Degree Murder-Felony Murder, Armed Carjacking, and Armed Robbery.

Today’s arrests follow arrests that were made on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, and Thursday, January 29, 2026.

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