U.S. Marine Charged with Murder of Former Reality TV Contestant Found in Alabama Pond
The Marine, stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola, also faces child pornography charges as investigators uncover details of the killing and interstate body disposal.
- Willie Ellington, a 20-year-old active-duty Marine, has been charged with first-degree murder and possession of child pornography in connection with the death of Tshey Bennett.
- Bennett, a former contestant on the reality TV show 'Skrippa Bootcamp,' was last seen working as an escort at a Pensacola, Florida hotel before her body was discovered in a pond in Mobile, Alabama.
- Authorities believe Bennett was killed in Northwest Florida and her body was transported across state lines, approximately 50 miles from where she was last seen.
- Ellington was arrested at a bus stop in Opelika, Alabama, 230 miles from the crime scene, after law enforcement received a tip about his location.
- The Marine Corps has confirmed Ellington's active-duty status and is cooperating with local authorities in the ongoing investigation.
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