Man Indicted for Tampering in Young Girls’ Deaths

QUITMAN � The Wood County Grand Jury has indicted a Quitman man for tampering with evidence in the deaths of two young girls. The indictment is against Thomas Liles, 19. Witnesses told investigators Liles was seen running from the Dogwood Villa Apartments where the two deaths occurred. They also saw the man throw a “large item” into a dumpster near the building. The items were consistent with having come from the children’s apartment, said police.

The deaths of the two girls has have been ruled as homicides. At 1:51am on July 24, Quitman PD responded to reports of two young sisters who were not breathing and would not wake up. When authorities arrived, they found two girls dead. According to Wood County Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Alice Tomerlin, Gabriella Guerrero, 3, died from blunt force injuries and Natalye Price, 1, died from blunt force trauma to her head and trunk.

Liles, a boyfriend of the children�s mother, remains in the Wood County Jail. His bond has been doubled and is now $50,000.