Tonya R. Dillard

Tonya R. Dillard, also known as Vincent, Vex, Volty, LockJaw, and BlackCraftWitch, is an artist and fursuit maker. He uses male pronouns online but is biologically female.

Biography
On February 20, 2020, Tonya claimed he had spent time in a mental hospital. This was followed by a February 26 hospitalization for "depression and other factors," apparently an attempted suicide.

Fandom involvement
Tonya has been in the furry fandom since adolescence. He began drawing at a young age and started making fursuits in 2014. He collaborated with fellow furry Jacob Berkovit under the label LockJaw Arts.

Controversy
In March 2020, Dillard and Berkovitz concocted a plan to post a dating ad to lure a person, and rob and kill whoever answered.

A man who responded to the ad picked up Dillard and Berkovitz on March 27. He then took them to his residence and once inside the home, the man was robbed and shot to death in the bathroom by Berkovitz. At this time, Dillard was injured by the gunfire.

Dillard then told a friend that they had committed murder and sent a picture of the body, indicating that they were planning to hide the body in California, USA. The friend contacted the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, who investigated. Dillard and Berkowitz were seen leaving the house when authorities arrived at the scene and were taken into custody.

The pair were charged with murder with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit murder, robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery.