Police still seek Sikeston woman charged with murder in Cape

Police have spent the past five days scouring the region for Tambra Turner, a Sikeston woman facing murder charges in Cape Girardeau.

Turner, 29, who also goes by her married name of Gilmore, was slated to appear before Scott County Circuit Judge David Dolan on Thursday for a hearing on 2006 charges of distributing a controlled substance near public housing. She didn't make it.

Now, in addition to charges of armed criminal action, property damage and first-degree murder related to the shooting death of Turner's romantic rival, Chabreshea Egson, a Scott County warrant for failure to appear has been issued for Turner's arrest.

Turner's warrant information has been disseminated nationwide through the National Criminal Information System as the search continues, said Sgt. Barry Hovis, spokesman for the Cape Girardeau Police Department.

Both state and federal authorities have also been contacted with a request for assistance, Hovis said.