MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - The teen suspect in a drive-by murder in Marshall County, Mississippi on Christmas Day has been charged as an adult.
16-year-old Christopher K. Collins of Rossville, Tennessee is charged with one count of murder and four counts of drive-by shooting. 16-year-old Derica Patterson was killed by gunfire on Highway 72 near Slayden as she was returning to Memphis around 2:30am. Three other people in the car were injured.
Collins is in the custody of the Marshall County Sheriff's Department and is being held on $50,000 bond. A preliminary hearing date is set for Feb. 6th.
31-year-old Corey Albright is also in custody for the incident. 22-year-old Rico Fleming remains at large. Fleming was just added to the TBI's Most Wanted list, and is considered armed and extremely dangerous.
Anyone with information on Fleming's whereabouts is urged to call 1-800-TBI0FIND (1-800-824-3463).
