Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest
of Anton Dyer and Lecarlos Spearman for Attempted First Degree Murder in
unrelated crimes.
On April 25, 2020, a female victim was stabbed
multiple times at a residence near the 950 block of Gaiter Park. On
December 10, 2020, an arrest warrant was issued for Lecarlos Spearman
for this crime.
On November 29, 2020, a male victim was shot and
wounded near the intersection of I-240 and Poplar. On January 5, 2021,
an arrest warrant was issued for Anton Dyer for this crime. In addition
to Attempted First Degree Murder, Dyer’s warrant also had a charge of
Employment of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony.
On January 12, 2021, Investigators with the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast
Regional Fugitive Task Force tracked Dyer to a residence near the 2500
block of Pershing. With the assistance of the Shelby County Fugitive
Apprehension Team, Dyer was taken into custody without incident.
Later that same day, Investigators with the Task Force were able to
locate Spearman at an apartment at the 400 block of Tilman. Again, with
the help of the Fugitive Apprehension Team he was taken into custody
without incident.
“Important partnerships with other agencies
produce good results in Memphis and throughout West Tennessee,” said
U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller. “Potentially dangerous fugitives arrested
peacefully is one of our main goals.”
The U.S. Marshals Gulf
Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force with
divisions in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The Western
Tennessee Division of the GCRFTF 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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