Former murder suspect Talley sentenced for burglary
A former suspect in a high-profile murder was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a burglary charge in Lowndes County Circuit Court on Wednesday.
More questions than answers for victim’s friends and neighbors
An arrest was made Friday in a 14-year-old murder case which many believed had little hope of being solved. But for friends and neighbors of the victim, there remain more questions than answers.
Columbus man arrested in 14-year-old murder case
Columbus Police Chief Selvain McQueen was just a lieutenant in the department’s Criminal Investigations Division in 1997 when 70-year-old George Wilbanks was found stabbed and strangled in his north Columbus home. This morning, the new chief finally arrested his killer.
McQueen formally arrested Earnest Terell Talley, 44, of 805 Remunda Drive in Columbus, and charged him with Wilbanks’ murder in front of a gaggle of local media gathered in the courtroom at the Columbus Municipal Complex.