Tag: Quinton Tellis

Verdict Watch: DA says Quinton Tellis lied to cops after fatally torching 19-year-old, defense says he was railroaded

Murder

The testimony phase of the retrial of a Mississippi man charged with the burning death of a 19-year-old woman has ended. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 29-year-old Quinton Tellis was in court again last week after a mistrial on murder charges last year. He was arrested on suspicion of causing fatal injuries to Jessica Chambers, who …

September 29, 2018

[UPDATE] Suspect in Jessica Chambers burning death claims his burns came from bonfire stunt gone wrong

A Mississippi man told investigators that he received extensive burns when he fell while performing a stunt near a bonfire, not during the brutal homicide of a 19-year-old woman. According to the New York Post, recordings of that interrogation were released in Panola County Circuit Court this week as jurors consider whether 29-year-old Quinton Tellis …