by Jameelah Mullen
February 15, 2024
Chrystul Kizer, who’s accused of killing a person who sexually assaulted her when she was 17 years previous, was arrested in Louisiana after spending practically two weeks on the run.
Chrystul Kizer, who’s accused of killing a person who sexually assaulted her when she was 17 years previous, was arrested in Louisiana after spending practically two weeks on the run.
The 23-year-old girl was taken into custody on Monday. She is at the moment being held in Lafayette Parish Correctional Middle, data present.
Kizer was free on a $400,000 bond as she awaited trial for the 2018 killing of Randall Volar III, 34. Volar was beneath investigation for sexual misconduct with underage women on the time of his loss of life.
One situation of Kizer’s bond was that she didn’t commit any crimes. She was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct after being concerned in an incident at a Milwaukee residence the place the 23-year-old girl known as police and accused a person of attempting to rape her. When police arrived on the scene, she was seen lunging at a person. The alleged sufferer, who was not named, is listed as a non-compliant intercourse offender, Fox 6 Milwaukee reported. Prosecutors in Kenosha County charged the girl with leaping bail following the incident.
Kizer’s trial for Volar’s murder is scheduled for June 10, 2024. Based on court docket paperwork, police have seized video proof of Valor sexually abusing Kizer and different Black women, Kenosha Information reported. The then-17-year-old admitted to capturing her abuser with a .38 caliber pistol after which burning his home down. She instructed police that she met Volar when she was 16, and he started sexually abusing her and prostituting her to different males.
Kizer’s case obtained worldwide media consideration and garnered the help of activists who helped increase the $400,000 bond.
Kizer’s story drew comparisons to Cyntioa Brown, who was additionally convicted of killing the person who trafficked and sexually assaulted her. Brown was initially sentenced to life in jail however was launched from jail after then-Tennessee Gov. Invoice Haslam granted her clemency.