(Michigan City, IN) - An arrest has been made in the shooting death of 25-year-old Dante Sellers last weekend in Michigan City.
Early Sunday morning, Michigan City Police say Sellers, of La Porte, was leaving Matey’s Bar and Restaurant on Franklin St. following a fight inside. While walking to his car, Sellers was struck in the chest by gunfire and later died.
After collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses, MCPD detectives identified 27-year-old Cevin Crawford of Michigan City as the shooter.
According to police, on Tuesday night members of the La Porte County Drug Task Force spotted Crawford in a car at a gas station on the city’s south side. Following the car to a nearby residential neighborhood, officers made a traffic stop and took Crawford into custody.
The county’s Fugitive Apprehension Street Team (FAST) and Michigan City’s Crime Suppression Unit aided in the apprehension.
Crawford has been charged in La Porte Superior Court I with Murder and is being held without bond, pending an initial hearing Thursday morning.
Authorities say the investigation is still ongoing, and additional criminal charges are expected. According to court records, Crawford has a history of violent crimes, including two recent cases still pending against him in another La Porte County court.
