Grand jury fails to indict Hinton on murder charge
A Columbus man has been released from the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center after being charged with murder.
Murder suspect released
A Columbus man has been released from the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center after being charged with murder.
Curtis Hinton, 47, 2523 5th Ave. N in Columbus, turned himself in to the police on Thursday, July 5 after a warrant was issued for his arrest in June for his alleged involvement in the cold case murder of George Wilbanks. Hinton was arraigned on a capital murder charge and his bond was set at $2 million.
Talley hearing set; Hinton in custody
A Columbus man charged with capital murder will make his preliminary court appearance in Columbus Municipal Court on Aug. 16.
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.