Quinton Tellis

Retrial In The Jessica Chambers Case

The re-trial of a man charged with killing a north Mississippi woman by setting her on fire has been set. Panola county district attorney john champion said Thursday that the second trial in the death of 19-year-old Jessica Chambers has…

Jessica Chambers’ mom reacts to mistrial

The trial may be over, but Jessica Chambers’ mom still wants justice for Jessica. Lisa Chambers shares her frustration over her daughter’s mistrial. Quinton Tellis was accused in the fiery death of the 19-year-old, but jury members could not agree…

Trial set for Burning Death Case in Panola County

A trial date has been set for the man accused of burning a Mississippi teenager to death back in 2014. Twenty-eight year-old Quinton Tellis will stand trial on June 19th. He's charged with capital murder accused of setting 19-year-old Jessica…

Quinton Tellis Due in Court Today

The man charged of burning Panola County resident Jessica Chambers to death pleads not guilty. Quinton Tellis faces capital murder charges for Chambers’ murder two years ago. This morning he entered a not guilty plea in court. Detectives say Tellis…

Tellis Charged for Second Murder in Monroe, Louisiana

A man facing charges of burning a 19-year-old Mississippi woman to death in 2014 is now being accused in the 2015 death of a University of Louisiana-Monroe graduate student. Monroe Police Detective Chris Bates says a warrant for first degree…

Hearing Delayed For Quinton Tellis

A hearing for the man accused in the 2014 burning death of Jessica Chambers is being delayed. Quinton Tellis was scheduled to have a hearing July fifth, but his attorneys report it will be pushed back due to a scheduling…

Quinton Tellis Trial Continues

Jury selection continues today in the trial of Quinton Telis, who is accused of illegally using the debit card of a woman stabbed to death in Northeast Louisiana. A judge ruled Monday that prosecutors must limit discussion to the woman’s…

Capital Murder Indictment Issued

More than a year after a teenage girl was burned alive in North Mississippi; her family may now have some closure in her murder case. 27 year old "Quinton Tellis" has been indicted on capital murder charges in the 2014…

Capital Murder Indictment

A Mississippi man already suspected in a separate murder has been indicted in the December 2014 burning death of a 19-year-old woman. Quinton Tellis was indicted on capital murder charges yesterday by a special grand jury in the death of…