Who Is Quinton Tellis And Where Is He Now? Details On Jessica Chambers Killer Guilty Of Burning Her – Quinton Tellis, the assassin of Jessica Chambers, has had his murder trial postponed. What happened to him?
Tellis was charged in 2015 for the stabbing death of Meing-Chen Hsiao, and he was accused of killing Jessica Chambers. The seventh day of his retrial in Batesville, Mississippi, concluded in a mistrial on October 1, 2018, after the jury failed to reach a unanimous decision.
Quinton was tried twice in Mississippi for Jessica’s death in 2014. During the 2017 and 2018 trials, the jurors were unable to reach a decision because they were tied. The trials both resulted in a mistrial.
Who Is Quinton Tellis Charged With Murder Of Jessica Chambers?
Quinton Tellis got accused of setting Jessica Chambers on fire on the side of the road. She was just 19 years old during the time of the incident. She was found on Herron Road, Panola County, on December 6, 2014.
She got airlifted to a Memphis hospital, and she passed away from her injuries a day later. The cause of her death was revealed to be a thermal injury. Quinton got charged with capital murder and he has pleaded not guilty.
Jessica Chambers case: Second mistrial declared for Quinton Tellis in teen’s burning death https://t.co/iJc2qiZtIZ pic.twitter.com/o8pT0ZBJug
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2, 2018
Tellis’ DNA got found on Chambers’ vehicle. He was indicted in February 2016, and the first trial was held in October 2017. Tellis is not on Wikipedia, but one can read more about him in recent news articles and Wiki-bio pages.
Quinton was born on October 6, 1988, and his current age is 33 years. He grew up in the small town of Courtland, Mississippi, with his family, reports Buzzfeed News.
Quinton Tellis Wife & Family Details
Quinton Tellis got married to his wife Chakita Jackson on August 8, 2015. She was the woman he was trying to meet up with on the might of Jessica’s murder.
Talking about his family, Tellis’ sister, Laqunta Tellis, shared details of the horrific crime in “Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers.”
Where Is Quinton Tellis Now?
Quinton Tellis’s Louisiana murder trial has again been delayed. The delay could mean a third trial for Jessica’s 2014 murder in Mississippi. A date for his retrial in Louisiana has not been set yet, reports ABC 24 Memphis.
The delay means a possible third trial for Chambers’ 2014 murder in Mississippi is still up in the air. https://t.co/ZypnAAuLQY
— ABC24 Memphis (@ABC24Memphis) March 2, 2022
Quinton is facing a murder charge in the 2015 death of Ming-Chen Hsiao. She was a Univeristy of Louisiana-Monroe student, who got stabbed over 30 times. He is currently in the custody of the Ouachita Correctional Center, Monroe, reports Clarion-Ledger.
He got sentenced to 10 years in prison as Tellis pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized use of Hsiao’s access card.
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