Meridian man waives hearing in shooting death of woman at bank
Published 12:40 pm Thursday, June 4, 2020
- Tanelius Burks, 18, of Meridian, right, appeared Thursday in Meridian municipal court with his court-appointed attorney, Dustin Markham. Burks waived his hearing in the shooting death of a woman Monday at a Meridian bank.
A Meridian man charged in the shooting death of a woman at a Meridian bank waived his hearing Thursday in Meridian municipal court.
Tanelius Burks, 18, of Meridian, who is charged with capital murder appeared in court Thursday afternoon with his court-appointed attorney, Dustin Markham.
No bond was set and the case is being sent to a grand jury.
No new details in the case were discussed in court.
The victim, who has not been identified, was found around 6 a.m. Monday in the parking lot of the Commercial Bank on Highway 39, Meridian police said.
Burks was arrested Monday afternoon at Valley Ridge Apartments in Marion and made an initial appearance in Meridian Municipal Court on Tuesday.
The woman was shot between 1 and 2 a.m. Monday while using the drive thru teller at the bank, police said.
Burks surprised the woman, shooting her once, according to police. Police said Burks threw the woman out of her car, then took the vehicle to an apartment complex in Marion. The woman’s vehicle was later recovered, police said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting in the case.