Louisiana man pleads guilty to murder in Mississippi love triangle shooting

CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) – A Louisiana man has pleaded responsible to taking pictures and killing a Mississippi man on June 9, 2022.

District Lawyer Bubba Bramlett introduced Thursday that Querjajuan Butler, 24, of Metairie, Louisiana pled responsible to Marquez Lindsey’s dying.

Lindsey, a Canton, Mississippi native died from his accidents after being transported to the College of Mississippi.

Butler was sentenced to serve a most of forty years behind bars.

His co-defendant Ikela Ephriam pled responsible to accent after the very fact to homicide and was sentenced to serve eight years.

The incident occurred on Whisper Ridge in Canton, the place police had been informed a person had been shot a number of instances.

The sufferer died from his accidents after being transported to UMC.

Investigators recognized the suspect as Butler who had come to Canton from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Butler had not too long ago begun a relationship with Ephriam after the 2 met in New Orleans, nonetheless, Ephraim was additionally in a relationship with the sufferer.

An altercation between Butler and Lindsey at Ephraim’s residence finally led to Butler taking pictures Lindsey a number of instances.

Ephriam then drove Butler into Jackson and away from the scene.

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