Charges against Crider III officially dropped

9 years, 8 months ago by Scott Hardy

Ruling came during hearing Friday in Adams County court

As expected, charges against a Quincy man in connection with the 2015 murder of a 12 year old Quincy boy have been dropped.

At a hearing Friday morning in Adams County court, prosecutors officially dropped charges against Stefan Crider the Third. He and his parents had been facing four counts of Obstruction in connection with the 2015 shooting death of Ray Humphrey, Junior. Assistant State's Attorney and Lead Trial Lawyer Joshua Jones said in a statement earlier this week that the cases against Stefan Junior, Julia and Stefan the Third were all dropped, after lengthy consultation with Humphrey's family and Quincy police. The charges against Stefan Junior and Julia were officially dropped earlier this week. Jones said that Humphrey's family didn't think that quote "pursuing the criminal charges further would serve to advance the legacy of Rayshone Humphrey Jr."

State's Attorney Gary Farha also said in the statement that obtaining a conviction against the three would be quote, "exceptionally unlikely."