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

[everlearning]

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.

Trial of Quinton Tellis postponed again after winter storm closes courthouse - Darkhorse Press

The murder trial of Quinton Tellis has been postponed again because of inclement weather, with Ouachita Parish courts announcing closures.

darkhorsepressnow.com

hopefully Wednesday

 

[Niner]

Trial of Quinton Tellis postponed again after winter storm closes courthouse - Darkhorse Press

The murder trial of Quinton Tellis has been postponed again because of inclement weather, with Ouachita Parish courts announcing closures.

darkhorsepressnow.com

hopefully Wednesday

Thanks for the update! I shall move him to Wednesday - hopefully the weather will be okay!

 

[Niner]

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.

 

[everlearning]

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.

No ma'am. Couthouse closed. Therese Apel from Darkhorse Press arrived at courthouse this morning, and no court. Her and many others. No prior notification that court was canceled. They gave no new date. Closed until further notice. Our area still has thousands without power. Many without water. I'm not surprised there is no court. I'm surprised that no notification was sent out.

 

[Niner]

No ma'am. Couthouse closed. Therese Apel from Darkhorse Press arrived at courthouse this morning, and no court. Her and many others. No prior notification that court was canceled. They gave no new date. Closed until further notice. Our area still has thousands without power. Many without water. I'm not surprised there is no court. I'm surprised that no notification was sent out.

Well dang.... I shall put this on "hold" in my notes than. Thanks for the info. Hopefully there will be some new news on when they will start this trial.

 

[Niner]

@everlearning - I know I just asked - but anything new for the bench trial? Hopefully on Monday, 2/2/26 it WILL start?? I am not finding anything. TIA!

 

[everlearning]

@everlearning - I know I just asked - but anything new for the bench trial? Hopefully on Monday, 2/2/26 it WILL start?? I am not finding anything. TIA!

No new date. Jury pool is reduced as well as court employees because of loss of power.

 

[Niner]

No new date. Jury pool is reduced as well as court employees because of loss of power.

To me it sounds like the trial will commence on Monday, 2/2 - no?

 

[everlearning]

To me it sounds like the trial will commence on Monday, 2/2 - no?

No. The ones scheduled for 2/2 are continued.

 

[Niner]

No. The ones scheduled for 2/2 are continued.

Oh! LOL! Thanks! I guess I will just put it on "hold" in my notes then.

 

[Niner]

@everlearning - any new updates yet? Trial beginning?? TIA!

 

[everlearning]

@everlearning - any new updates yet? Trial beginning?? TIA!

No new dates yet. Major infrastructure damage in Ouachita Parish. Some still have no power. My guess is this is part of the issue reconvening court

 

[Niner]

No new dates yet. Major infrastructure damage in Ouachita Parish. Some still have no power. My guess is this is part of the issue reconvening court

Thanks for checking it out!

 

[Trebor5591]

I was hoping that their evidence in this case was a lot more solid. After reading that article it does not seem as though it is.

The evidence of Tellis being seen with the victim multiple times in the days leading up to her death, and videos of him making withdrawals from her bank account with her ATM after her death seem pretty strong to me. This guy is dangerous and needs to go to prison for the rest of his life or he will hurt more women.