20 Year Sentence in Killing of DC Falcons Manager

Oma Crawford was sentenced this morning to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of Ralph Thomas, manager of the semi-profesional football team the DC Falcons. Crawford pleaded guilty to the shooting in July, proffering that on June 3 he brought a .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol in a bag to the Falcons` practice at … Read more →

Oma Crawford Pleads Guilty to Fatal Shooting outside DC Falcons Football Practice

The man suspected of fatally shooting 36-year-old Ralph Thomas outside McKinley Tech High School in June has pleaded guilty to the charges against him and faces a minimum of 14 years incarceration. According to charging documents, Oma Crawford, 25-year-old Maryland man, shot Thomas on June 3 after an argument about Thomas communicating with Crawford’s wife. … Read more →

Charging Documents Describe Chaotic Scene at Friday Night Football Shooting

Witnesses to a Friday evening shooting that killed 36-year-old Ralph Thomas described a chaotic scene to police, with people shouting to protect children and running for cover. In charging documents, prosecutors allege that Oma Crawford, a 25-year-old Maryland man, shot Thomas that night after an argument about Thomas communicating with Crawford’s wife. Both men played … Read more →

Preliminary Hearing set for July 1 in Ralph Thomas Murder Case

A Maryland man suspected of shooting to death 36-year-old Ralph Thomas outside McKinley Tech High School on Friday evening is expected in court July 1 for a preliminary hearing in the case. Oma Crawford, 25, was presented with a second-degree murder charge in the case Saturday. Read more →

Oma Crawford Arrested in McKinley Tech High Shooting

MPD Chief Cathy Lanier said this morning that an arrest has been made in the shooting death of a man in McKinley Tech High School’s parking lot Friday evening. Said Lanier, The case has been closed with an arrest thanks to the 5D officers quick action on the scene last night. A later press release … Read more →

Oma Crawford

  • Arrested: June 4, 2011
  • Age: 26
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Pleaded guilty in the June 3, 2011, death of Ralph Thomas.