– Alabama middle school assistant principal
– Georgia cold-case triple murder.
Accident – Death – Obituary News :
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. – An Alabama middle school assistant principal appeared in court in handcuffs on Thursday for a hearing related to a decade-old triple murder case in Clayton County.
Keante Harris, aged 45, was taken into custody and charged with three counts of malice murder just last week.
The tragic incident dates back to January 13, 2013, when three individuals were discovered in a silver 2010 Dodge Charger abandoned along Interstate 85 at an exit ramp in Union City.
Keante Harris in court (WBRC)
According to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, 33-year-old Quinones King and 43-year-old Rodney Cottrell were found deceased from asphyxiation in the back seat, while 32-year-old Cheryl Colquitt-Thompson was found dead in the trunk due to strangulation.
Investigators determined that the victims were enticed to a residence on Magnolia Drive in Jonesboro, where they were held at gunpoint. The trio was reportedly subjected to torture and ultimately murdered before being placed in the vehicle and transported to Fulton County, where the car was abandoned.
The case remained unsolved for over a decade until Clayton County police issued warrants for the arrest of Keante Harris and three other individuals, identified as Kenneth Thompson, Kevin Harris, and Darrell Harris. It is currently unclear if the three individuals with the last name Harris are related.
Kenneth Thompson, Keante Harris, Kevin Harris and Darrell Harris (Clayton County Sheriff’s Office)
WBMA-TV reported that Keonte Harris serves as an assistant principal at McAdory Middle School in Jefferson County, Alabama. The school district confirmed that he has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest.
“At this time, we are still gathering information about the specifics of this situation,” a spokesperson for the school district stated. “However, initial indications suggest that the charges are not related to this individual’s employment with Jefferson County Schools.”
Keonte Harris is anticipated to be extradited to Georgia between Friday and May 28.
As of Friday morning, he remains listed as an inmate at the Jefferson County Jail.
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Alabama middle school assistant principal arrested Georgia cold-case triple murder
Alabama middle school assistant principal arrested Georgia cold-case triple murder assistant principal arrested Georgia cold-case triple murder.
