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Two Indicted In Three Escambia County Murders
March 22, 2014
An Escambia County man has been indicted for the murder of his wife.
State Attorney Bill Eddins said Friday that an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Antoine Tyshawn Banks, 34, for first degree premeditated murder with a weapon in the death of his wife, Alexis Banks.
Banks shot 29-year old Alexis Monique Banks in the head March 7 at their home on McKinley Drive, just off Mobile Highway near the Osceola Golf Course. That’s where Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies discovered Alexis Banks dead with apparent gunshot wound.
Banks was arrested by Biloxi Police and booked in the Harrison County (MS) Jail the following Saturday morning. Banks as waived extradition and is now in the Escambia County Jail without bond.
Boulder Avenue Indictment
Eddins also announced Friday that an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Henry Payton for two counts of first degree murder with a weapon. The victims, 36-yearold John Edward Gibbons and 34-year old Christopher Lee Fehl, were found deceased of apparent gunshot wounds at their residence on Boulder Avenue.
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