It took a governorâs warrant to get a North Carolina man back to Washington County to face a murder charge from 2016, according to the sheriffâs office.
Zefrin Leigh Parker, 31, a homeless man found in the Asheville, North Carolina, area, had been held in the Buncombe County jail since Dec. 10, 2020. Heâs accused of killing 40-year-old Keila Marie Gilbert-Taylor and is now in the Washington County Detention Center, where he was served with the murder warrant Thursday.
Taylorâs body was found on the banks of the Watauga River by two men scouting for fishing spots.
Parker had fought his extradition, which lengthened the process to get him back to Jonesborough.
Hunter Chenoweth, 22, faces three counts of capital murder
Chenoweth is accused of killing his mother, Tami Lynn Chenoweth, 51, stepdad James McGehee, 59, and sister Cheyenne Chenoweth, 26
Victims had been shot and stabbed on Tuesday evening
Hunter is also suspected of abducting his sister s infant son
State troopers tracked down Hunter s van, arrested him and rescued baby
Suspect arrested in deaths of 3 adults, kidnapping of baby in Arkansas
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
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HUNTSVILLE, Ark. (AP) Three adults were found dead and a baby was abducted from a home in northeast Arkansas, but the child was found hours later, unharmed, and a suspect was arrested, authorities said Wednesday.
Sheriff’s deputies discovered the bodies at the home near Huntsville, in Madison County, on Tuesday evening, Arkansas State Police said. Authorities deduced that the infant was missing and state police troopers started searching for two vehicles that had been seen at the home earlier in the day.
One of the vehicles, a truck, was found abandoned, but troopers caught up to the other vehicle, a van, just after 10 p.m. Tuesday along Interstate 30 near Benton, about 200 miles from Huntsville.
3 adults found dead in northeast Arkansas home, abducted baby found safe
Arkansas State Police say sheriff s deputies discovered the bodies at the home near Huntsville, in Madison County, on Tuesday evening
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This booking photo provided by the Washington County Detention Center, in Arkansas, shows Hunter Chenoweth. Authorities say three adults were found dead and a baby was abducted from a home in northeast Arkansas, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, but the child was found hours later, unharmed, and Chenoweth has been arrested in the case. (Washington County Detention Center via AP) Author: The Associated Press Updated: 1:56 PM CST February 25, 2021
HUNTSVILLE, Ark. Authorities say three adults were found dead and a baby was abducted from a home in northeast Arkansas, but the child was found hours later, unharmed, and a suspect has been arrested.
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