Pvt. Sylvester Denmark Horton accused of killing Spc. Necco McCraw

Police suspect soldier slain for car, ID

By Russ Bynum - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jul 22, 2009 18:49:51 EDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia-based soldier charged with killing an Army buddy was days away from being kicked out of the military and may have committed the crime to steal the victim’s car and identity, a police detective testified in court Wednesday.

Savannah-Chatham County police say Pvt. Sylvester Denmark Horton shot Spc. Necco McCraw four times and left his body on a dirt road near the Savannah River on July 2. The slain soldier’s 1-year-old son, who had been with McCraw, was found stranded but unharmed near a busy highway, and McCraw’s debit card was used to buy two fast-food meals and a pair of jeans hours after the killing.

Police detective Kenneth Whitcomb testified at a preliminary hearing Wednesday that 21-year-old Horton of Topeka, Kan., was carrying the slain soldier’s debit card, driver’s license, military ID and car keys the day after the slaying when police questioned him at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, where Horton and McCraw served in the same unit.
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Police suspect soldier slain for car, ID