AMERICAN TOWNSHIP, OH (WLIO) - A Haitian man is facing murder charges for the death of a Haitian woman on March 10th in American Township.
31-year-old Gervens Justilien has been charged with murder for the killing of 26-year-old Christlande Auguste. She was found dead at a home on Makley Drive from strangulation and blunt force trauma. He is still on the run, and the Allen County Sheriff's Office is working with federal law enforcement to locate Justilien.Â
Justilien sometimes lived at the same home on Makely Drive as Auguste. He is described as a Black male of Haitian descent, 5'7"; 179 lbs; with black hair; and brown eyes. Gervens is known to travel between the Makley Drive residence to Inkster, MI, and Springfield, Ohio.
Sheriff's officials say that Auguste has been in the United States since October 2022 and was granted a temporary employment authorization card while she waited for an asylum hearing.
If you have any information about Justilien's whereabouts, you are asked to call the Allen County Sheriff's Detectives at 419-227-3535.
March 25, 2024 Press Release from the Allen County Sheriff's Office: Gervens Justilien has been charged with Murder by the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office related to the death of Chrislande Auguste on March 10, 2024 in American Township, Allen County, Ohio.
Gervens whereabouts is still unknown. The Detective Bureau is working with federal law enforcement partners in attempt to locate Gervens. Anybody with any information related to his whereabouts is asked to immediately contact the Allen County Sheriff’s Office at 419-227-3535 or 911. Anybody with any additional information related to this crime is asked to contact Detective Burke at 419-993-1420 or burke@acso-oh.us
