LA - Meing-Chen Hsiao, 34, murdered in her Monroe home, 9 Aug 2015 *arrest*

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Hopefully Louisiana is not hit by a snow storm - I shall have to rely on @everlearning to know if the trial starts today or not...

Monday, January 26th:
*Trial set to begin (@ am ET) – LA – Meing-Chen “Mandy” Hsiao (34) (last seen July 29, 2015, Monroe; found Aug. 8, 2015) - *Quentin Verdell Tellis (27/now 36) charged (8/16/16), indicted (5/17/19) & arraigned (6/18/19) with 2nd degree murder. Plead not guilty. No bond. Judge reduced bond (10/23/19) to $300K. (Future reductions possible). Bond reduction denied (7/28/21). Quachita Parish
Bench Trial was set to begin on 1/5/26 but lead prosecutor out sick & bench trial continued on 1/26/26.
Quachita Parish Judge Larry Jefferson presiding. First Assistant DA Holly Jones & defense attorney Randall Donald.

Information (8/19/15) on previous court case & court info from 6/16/25 thru 12/1/25 reference post #236 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-monroe-home-9-aug-2015-arrest.301578/page-12

1/5/26 Monday, Trial Day X: The Lead prosecutor assistant DA Holly Jones is out with the flu. Trial has been continued on Monday, 1/26/26.

hopefully Wednesday
 
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  • #243
Hopefully this is a GO!!

Wednesday, January 28th:
*Trial set to begin (@ am ET) – LA – Meing-Chen “Mandy” Hsiao (34) (last seen July 29, 2015, Monroe; found Aug. 8, 2015) - *Quentin Verdell Tellis (27/now 36) charged (8/16/16), indicted (5/17/19) & arraigned (6/18/19) with 2nd degree murder. Plead not guilty. No bond. Judge reduced bond (10/23/19) to $300K. (Future reductions possible). Bond reduction denied (7/28/21). Quachita Parish
Bench Trial was set to begin on 1/26/26 but due inclement weather was moved on 1/28/26.
Quachita Parish Judge Larry Jefferson presiding. First Assistant DA Holly Jones & defense attorney Randall Donald.

Information (8/19/15) on previous court case & court info from 6/16/25 thru 1/5/26 reference post #239 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-monroe-home-9-aug-2015-arrest.301578/page-12

1/26/26 Update: The murder trial of Tellis has been postponed again because of inclement weather, with Ouachita Parish courts announcing closures for Monday & Tuesday & a new start date set for Wednesday, 1/28/26.
 

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