Carroll County man Elijah Cox abducts teen, flees; both die in wreck
Police say a Carroll County man abducted his 16-year-old girlfriend from her home on Thanksgiving Day before the two died in an accident.
Elijah Cox, 20, showed up at his girlfriend's home with a shotgun around 8:30 p.m. on November 24 and abducted her.
When police responded, they saw Cox's vehicle driving at a high rate of speed past them in the opposite direction. By the time they tued around, they found the vehicle crashed into a tree, in flames.
Raina Reed, 16, and Cox died in the car near Rainey Rd. and Taylors Gin Rd
Raina Reed | Courtesy of Frank Reed
Elijah Cox
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