ARKANSAS, USA — An Arkansas man has been convicted of capital murder and first degree murder in the deaths of a mother and her infant son.

A Pulaski County jury convicted Willie Mott for the deaths of Teangela Tate and her two-month-old son. Mott was also convicted of attempted capital murder for serious injuries that he inflicted on Tate's 16-month-old child, who survived.

The court sentenced Mott to two consecutive life sentences along with 25 additional years in the Arkansas Department of Correction.

In February of 2024, North Little Rock police found Tate and her child dead near the Interstate 440 on-ramp of Highway 165.

Authorities launched an investigation, where they learned Tate was "shot and killed at a residence on Jeff Davis Road in Jacksonville."

“This verdict can never

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