18-year-old charged with three counts of capital murder

Press Release
Triple Homicide Update

On Wednesday, November 22, 2023, the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office has charged 18-year-old Deonte Carnell Taylor, of Tunica, in the triple homicide that occurred Friday, November 10, 2023, in Robinsonville, MS of Steven Dewayne Burts, 23, of Dundee; Deshun Montario Isabell, 24, of Tunica; and Tednequa Tenice Moore, 25, of Robinsonville and her unborn child.

Taylor is being charged with three counts of Capital Murder, four counts of Shooting into a Motor Vehicle and four counts of Conspiracy to Commit a Crime.

Capital Murder [Miss. Code Section 97-3-19(1) & (2)(j)] is punishable by life in prison or the death penalty. Deonte Carnell Taylor is being held without bond. This homicide investigation is active and ongoing, with more arrests to be made.

Tunica County Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone with information about these homicides to please contact Tunica County Sheriff’s Office at 662-363-1411 or call CrimeStoppers at 662-910-0400.