Attempted First Degree Murder Suspect From Shelby CountyCaptured by U.S. Marshals in Florida

DOJ Press


Memphis, TN
– U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the capture
of Jonathan Funches in Florida for Criminal Attempt First Degree Murder,
Aggravated Assault, Domestic Assault, and drug charges out of Shelby
County.

On May 8, 2021, it is alleged that Funches
violently assaulted a woman at her home because of a domestic dispute
and then fled the scene. Funches found the woman later that day and
fired multiple shots into her vehicle striking the woman and her child.
The woman and child were transported to LeBonheur Hospital and were
listed as non-critical.

On July 28, 2021, Florida Caribbean Regional
Fugitive Task Force (FCRFTF) members developed information that Funches
was staying with family members in Florida.

The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive
Task Force (TRVFTF) in Memphis, Tennessee requested assistance from the
FCRFTF to apprehend Funches. Both task forces collaborated to apprehend
Funches in Lynn Haven, Florida.


On July 29, 2021, the FCRFTF located a vehicle
that Funches fled in. After further investigation, a search warrant was
obtained for an address within an apartment complex.

The task force knocked and announced their
presence at the apartment door for several minutes, and eventually
Funches surrendered. He was arrested without incident.

“The Marshals Service priority is to keep the
most dangerous fugitives out of our communities and apprehend them in
the safest manner possible” said Marshal Tyreece Miller.

The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive
Task Force is a multi-agency task force within Western
Tennessee. The
Western Tennessee Division of the TRVFTF has offices in Memphis and
Jackson, and
its membership is primarily composed of Deputy U.S.
Marshals, Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies,
Memphis Police Officers,
Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputies, Jackson Police Officers, and the
Tennessee Department of Corrections Special Agents. The primary mission
of the Task Force is to
arrest violent offenders and sexual
predators.

Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.

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