March 19, 2024 Media Release

The Allen County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau is asking for the public's help in locating Gervens Justilien, a 31 Year-old Black Male of Haitian decent -  5'7" - 179 lbs - Black hair - Brown eyes. They would like to speak with him regarding the Makley Dr. homicide.

Gervens is known to travel between the Makley Dr. residence, Inkster MI. and Springfield, Ohio. Gervens is the only known Makley Dr. resident who has not been accounted for since the homicide was discovered. Gervens is not considered a suspect at this time but it is possible he may have information that could aid the Detective Bureau in furthering their investigation.

We can release the identity of the victim, Chrislande Auguste 10-23-1997. Chrislande traveled from Haiti to the United States in October of 2022 and was granted a temporary employment authorization card while awaiting an assylum hearing.

The Detective Bureau has been in contact with the Embassy of the Republic of Haiti out of Washington DC, in an attempt to notify Chrislande's next of kin in Haiti. Conflicting information on documents present at the residence are considered typographical errors on the part of the issuing United States agency and at this time all residents are believed to be lawfully present within the United States.