Accused man pleads to charges for manslaughter

Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace talks with Treyvaun Crawford following his sentencing for intoxicated manslaughter and sexual assault. Courtesy photo

By Tony Farkas
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GROVETON — A Trinity resident, arrested in connection with the deaths of two teens, pleaded guilty to three second-degree felony charges on March 16.

Treyvaun Crawford, 23, will spend 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of intoxicated manslaughter and one count of sexual assault for the Dec. 24, 2022, deaths of Candice McKnight, 14, and Isiaha Goodall, 15.

The three were in a 1999 Dodge Caravan, driven by Crawford, traveling west on Highway 94; reports indicate they were traveling at an unsafe speed when he attempted to negotiate a curve. The vehicle ran off the road into a ditch, struck a tree and overturned.

At the hearing, it was brought out that Crawford had a sexual relationship with one of the victims.

District Attorney Bennie Schiro said that second-degree felonies normally carry jail sentences from 2 to 20 years and fines of up to $10,000, and that the jail sentence imposed by Judge John Wells was ¾ of that time.

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As part of the agreement, Crawford’s sentences will run concurrently.

Kimberly Goodall, mother of Isiaha, told Crawford at the hearing that he had her so upset that she was questioning God.

“You took my son forever when you made a choice to drive drunk with two children,” she said. “You don’t have a care in the world, do you? You haven’t even said you’re sorry. I pray God has no mercy on your soul.”

Goodall said that the sentence was terrible.

“Justice has not been served,” she said. “Fifteen? (The victims) lost their whole lives.”

Fighting back tears, Angela McKnight called Crawford arrogant and without remorse.

“Your family should be grateful to see you,” she said. “I have to visit mine in the cemetery.”