Arrest Made in 2022 Murder of Exeter Man 

March 23, 2025 – Tulare County Sheriff's Office officials report that just before 1:30 on May 30, 2022 (5/30/22), TCSO Deputies were called to a home in the area of Spruce and Alfred Street in Exeter for a report of gunshots.

When they arrived, Deputies found a man inside the home shot to death. The victim was identified as 65-year-old Richard Crowder of Exeter

Detectives continued the investigation and got an arrest warrant for 24-year-old Nicholas Hayes of Exeter.

Around 12:00 p.m. on March 21, 2025 (3/21/25), TCSO Detectives found Hayes at a home on the 30000 Block of Florence Avenue in Goshen and took him into custody. He was booked at the Tulare County Sheriff's Office Pre-Trial Facility for Murder.

Source & photos: Tulare County Sheriff's Office