Man wanted in Panola County slaying returns to Mississippi
Published 12:00 pm Friday, June 24, 2016
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say the man wanted in the 2014 burning death of a woman is back in Mississippi.
Panola County District Attorney John Champion tells local media outlets 27-year-old Quinton Tellis, charged with capital murder in the 2014 burning death of 19-year-old Jessica Chambers, was returned to Mississippi on Thursday.
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Champion said Tellis was picked up from Louisiana authorities and was in the DeSoto County Jail in Hernando by Thursday evening.
He says the return, faster than expected, comes after Tellis pleaded guilty in May to unauthorized use of a debit card in Ouachita Parish. The card belonged to a slain Monroe, Louisiana, woman. Tellis was not charged in her death.
Champion says the first step after Tellis’ return will be an arraignment, expected July 5 in Panola County.
