Darrell Burnside - Charged w Capital Murder in Texas |
Darrell Burnside, the spouse of the Winston County victim was taken into custody on Wednesday and is awaiting extradition to Houston, Texas in the April death of twenty five year old Ashley George of the Houston area. George's body was found in Clear Lake Park near the Johnson Space Center. She died of stab wounds.
Darrell Burnside and Ashley George almost immediately became suspects in the Winston County case. Burnside and George had an ongoing relationship prior to his wife's death.
The Winston County Sheriff's office and investigators from MHP have traveled to Houston and
Burnside Home near Noxapater |
"This has been a long ongoing investigation that required the cooperation of a number of law enforcement agencies including MHP, Louisiana State Police, the homicide division of the Houston Police Department, Lake Charles, Louisiana Police Department, Texas Rangers and the Brookhaven Police Department among others."
Pugh expressed his sympathy to the family of Carolyn Burnside and says the investigation will continue and expects these developments to move the case forward.