{"id":300369,"date":"2023-11-24T10:26:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T16:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=300369"},"modified":"2023-11-24T10:36:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T16:36:26","slug":"mississippi-murder-suspect-could-face-death-penalty-for-allegedly-killing-casino-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mississippi-murder-suspect-could-face-death-penalty-for-allegedly-killing-casino-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Murder Suspect May Face Death Penalty for Casino Visitors Kills"},"content":{"rendered":"

A teenager was charged with capital murder and other counts this week in connection with the death of three victims near a Mississippi<\/a> gaming property.<\/p>\n

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Deonte Carnell Taylor in a mug shot, pictured above. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. (Image: Tunica County Sheriff’s Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Deonte Carnell Taylor, 18, of Tunica, Miss., was booked on Wednesday for the November 10 triple homicide<\/a> in Robinsonville, according to Tennessee<\/a> TV station WHBQ.<\/p>\n

No bail was set in his case, and he remains behind bars late this week at the Tunica County Jail.<\/p>\n

If convicted on the fatal shootings<\/a>, Taylor could be executed, given he was charged with capital murder, according to Tennessee TV station WREG. Or he at least faces life in prison if found guilty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Additional Counts<\/h2>\n

Other charges against the teen include four counts of shooting into a motor vehicle and four counts of conspiracy to commit a crime.<\/p>\n

Additional unnamed suspects could soon be arrested for the shootings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The trio were killed while they were in a car near the unnamed casino, according to the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO).<\/p>\n

The car was shot full of bullet<\/a> holes and wound up crashing into a utility pole, then burst into flames on Casino Center Drive.<\/p>\n

The victims include Tednequa Tenice Moore, 25, of Robinsonville, Deshun Montarrio Isabell, 24, of Tunica, Miss., and Steven Dewayne Burts, 23, of Dundee, Miss.<\/p>\n

Moore was pregnant when she was fatally shot, according to the TCSO.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The victims had stopped at a sandwich shop for dinner. They were returning to the casino hotel when the shooting took place.<\/p>\n

Victims Followed by Suspects<\/h2>\n

One of the men in the car was apparently under surveillance by the suspects, WHBQ reported.<\/p>\n

“I just don\u2019t understand. If you had a suspect that you wanted to take care of, why would you kill everybody,\u201d Moore\u2019s father, Teddy Moore, told WHBQ.<\/p>\n

She was in the car, and they just opened fire on the car. They didn\u2019t give a [expletive] who got hit, which they didn\u2019t, because three people died.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Teddy Moore heard rumors about his daughter\u2019s boyfriend having a dispute with someone,\u00a0WHBQ\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cWord on the street was, they were saying that him and them guys had been feuding for a while, and a few weeks ago, they shot up the place where he stayed at over there, and I guess they eventually caught up with him,\u201d Moore revealed earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Moore said he also warned his daughter that someone was possibly trying to kill her boyfriend and that she should get away from him for her safety.<\/p>\n

Robinsonville is about 30 miles south of Memphis, Tenn., and several casinos are in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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