Biloxi man charged in slaying

Published 5:44 pm Thursday, October 22, 2009

A Biloxi man has been charged with murder after police say an argument ended in gunfire.

Police Capt. John Miller says 66-year-old Harvill Richardson Sr. is charged in the death of 55-year-old Rudy Quilon, who died Tuesday after being shot in the abdomen.

Miller says Quilon was a homeless man who had lived with Richardson’s family for about six months. The shooting occurred at Richardson’s home.

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Miller says detectives believe the two men got into an argument in the back yard.

Harrison County Justice Court Judge Albert Fountain set Richardson’s bond at $1 million. Richardson was being held in the county jail.