Video: Accused Murderer Facing More Charges In Separate Investigation

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Accused murderer Leonta Gates is facing more felony charges in a separate case.

Around 5:00am on May 15th, officers with the Tupelo Police Department responded to a call of an armed robbery at a Chevron gas station on South Gloster.

The suspect went up to the clerk, displayed a gun, and took an undetermined amount of cash.

He then stole a vehicle from a customer in the parking lot.

No injuries were reported in the robbery and the stolen car was later recovered.

Gates was identified as the robbery suspect through a joint

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investigation between Tupelo Police Department and Lee County Sheriff’s Department.

Tupelo Police Department has charged Gates with two counts of armed robbery and one count of possession of a weapon by a felon.

Gates is also facing multiple Lee County charges, including capital murder for the shooting death of cab driver Charlie Williams.