KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) – A second man is now standing trial in what prosecutors called a “revenge killing.”
Danishka Sibaja Mejia was murdered at a South Knoxville home in April 2024, just one day after she reported a sexual assault.
The man Mejia named in that assault, Latawyne Osborne, pleaded guilty to several charges, including first-degree murder, last June and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Now, his alleged accomplice, Marquis Ellis, is on trial. Prosecutors said he joined the deadly attack on Mejia, forcing her to take drugs until she died.
Ellis is facing a slew of charges, including felony murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, aggravated rape and arson.
Two other people were also charged in connection to Mejia’s death and are awaiting trial: Edward Wilson and Angela Greenburg. Wilson faces several charges, including first-degree murder, and Greenburg, who is Osborne’s mother, was charged with tampering with evidence and accessory after the fact.
