An Alabama middle school assistant principal has been charged with murder for torturing and killing three people more than a decade ago.
Keante Harris, 45, and three others were arrested last week in connection with an unsolved triple homicide that occurred in Union City, Georgia, in January 2013, authorities said.
An 11-year manhunt began when the bodies of three victims were found dumped inside cars abandoned on an Interstate 85 off-ramp in Fulton County.
The victims, Cheryl Colquitt Thompson, 32, Quinones King, 33, and Rodney Cottrell, 43, were all “lured” to a home and forced inside at gunpoint. It is said that he was forced to enter. Clayton County Sheriff’s Office Said.
They were then tortured, killed and stuffed inside a 2010 Dodge Charger, the sheriff’s office added.
The case remained unsolved until last week, when Harris and others Kenneth Thompson, Kevin Harris and Darrell Harris became wanted suspects and were in custody in three different states, authorities said. Ta. It was not immediately clear whether the three Harriss were related.
All four were charged with three counts each of malice murder, the sheriff’s office said.
Harris, the assistant principal at McAdory Middle School in Birmingham, was placed on administrative leave immediately after the charges were filed, school officials said.
It wasn’t immediately clear how long Harris has served as assistant principal, but his social media accounts show he started working for Jefferson County Schools in 2018 and has worked as an educator since 2006. I am. atlanta journal constitution report.
“We learned that Mr. Keente Harris was arrested Wednesday afternoon. At this time, we are still gathering the facts regarding the details of this situation,” said Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Walter Gonsoulin. said in a statement.
“However, early indications indicate that the charges are not related to this individual’s employment with Jefferson County Schools. Following standard procedure, Mr. Harris has been placed on paid administrative leave.” Once the facts are known, we will act in accordance with district policy.”
Authorities have not released details about how Harris or the other three suspects are connected to the murder.
