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Third suspect arrested in Big Branch double murder

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The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office says the third of four people wanted for a double-murder over the weekend has been arrested.

Deputies took Shannon Dale Amos Jr. into custody Tuesday night and booked him with two counts of first degree murder for the shooting deaths of Qile Sanders and Sylvanus "Jed" Ellis III, and one count of feticide for the death of Sanders' unborn son.


The couple were found shot to death in a vehicle near Lacombe Saturday afternoon.

Two other suspects are already in custody.

The sheriff's office says Mikayl Dietrich Young remains at large. Anyone with information on Young's location is asked to call he St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office at (985) 898-2338 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111. Callers to Crimestoppers do not have to leave their names and may be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest and indictment.