Woman arrested in deadly hit and run - WMC-TV

Curteria Leuellyn, 21, will face a judge Monday on a list of charges including vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident.

Police say 19-year-old Tonisha Thompson was arrested on an unrelated warrant for theft of property under $500.

• 
  

  Child rapist sentenced to 35 years in prison

  
  

  Child rapist sentenced to 35 years in prison

  
  

  Updated: Tuesday, April 1 2014 1:44 PM EDT2014-04-01 17:44:12 GMT

  
  
  
  
  (WMC-TV) - Ed Loyde, 52, who was convicted in February for the rape of an 8-year-old girl, was sentenced to 35 years in prison without parole, according to Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich.More >>
  
  
  Ed Loyde, 52, who was convicted in February for the rape of an 8-year-old girl, was sentenced to 35 years in prison without parole, according to Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich.More >>
  
  


• 
  

  Council committee debates setting aside money to pay back school

  
  

  Council committee debates setting aside money to pay back school

  
  

  Updated: Tuesday, April 1 2014 1:38 PM EDT2014-04-01 17:38:30 GMT

  
  
  
  
  (WMC-TV) – A Memphis City Council Committee debated the possibility of setting aside money to start paying the $57.5 million a court ordered city officials to pay to the former Memphis City Schools systemMore >>
  
  
  A Memphis City Council Committee debated the possibility of setting aside money to start paying the $57.5 million a court ordered city officials to pay to the former Memphis City Schools system for the 2008-2009 school year.
  More >>
  
  


• 
  

  Testimony underway in trial of accused 'roadside killer'

  
  

  Testimony underway in trial of accused 'roadside killer'

  
  

  Updated: Tuesday, April 1 2014 1:31 PM EDT2014-04-01 17:31:37 GMT

  
  
  
  
  Testimony is underway in the trial of the accused Mississippi highway killer. James Willie is charged with murder in the death of Lori Ann Carswell in Tunica County. In court Tuesday, Action News 5 learnedMore >>
  
  
  Testimony is underway in the trial of the accused Mississippi highway killer. James Willie is charged with murder in the death of Lori Ann Carswell in Tunica County.More >>
  
  


• 
  

  Could you go 30 days without a car in Memphis? Now is the time to give it a go

  
  

  Could you go 30 days without a car in Memphis? Now is the time to give it a go

  
  

  Updated: Tuesday, April 1 2014 1:17 PM EDT2014-04-01 17:17:14 GMT

  
  
  
  
  (WMC-TV) – Do you think you could go 30 days without a car? If you are up to the challenge -- now is the time to give it a shot. The organizers who are putting together the Memphis Car-Free Challenge wantsMore >>
  
  
  Do you think you could go 30 days without a car? If you are up to the challenge -- now is the time to give it a shot.More >>
  
  


• 
  

  Knife found at a Tipton Co. high school

  
  

  Knife found at a Tipton Co. high school

  
  

  Updated: Tuesday, April 1 2014 1:09 PM EDT2014-04-01 17:09:33 GMT

  
  
  
  
  (WMC-TV) – A knife was found at Munford High School Tuesday morning around 8 a.m., according to Tipton County School Director Dr. Buddy Bibb. School authorities told Action News 5 that a student threatenedMore >>
  
  
  A knife was found at Munford High School Tuesday around 8 a.m., according to Tipton County School Director Dr. Buddy Bibb.More >>
  
  

MEMPHIS, TN -

(WMC-TV) – A woman is behind bars and charged in a hit and run crash that killed a 59-year-old man from the Orange Mound community.

Curteria Leuellyn, 21, will face a judge Monday on a list of charges including vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident.

Police say Leuellyn was driving a Chevrolet Malibu she borrowed from a friend Saturday night. According to officers, she was driving on Deadrick Avenue near Hugenot Street, when she ran off the road and hit 59-year-old Curtis Echols on the sidewalk.

Police say after the car hit Echols, he was dragged through a yard and back onto the street, before the driver left the scene without calling police.

Echols was pronounced dead at the scene.

Leuellyn is in court Monday and is scheduled to appear via video arraignment. She is being held on a $30,000 bond.

Police say 19-year-old Tonisha Thompson was riding with Leuellyn Saturday night. She was arrested on an unrelated warrant for theft of property under $500.

Thompson is due in court Wednesday.

Get the latest from Action News 5 anytime: iPhone | iPad | Android | SMS Alerts | Email Alerts | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Copyright 2014 WMC-TV. All rights reserved.