Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the
capture of Ozar Odell Faulkner on charges of First-Degree Murder that
occurred in Memphis. Faulkner is a suspect from a homicide that took
place at a carwash off North Hollywood Street on August 3, 2021.
On November 4, 2021, an arrest warrant for one
count of First-Degree Murder was issued for Faulkner. The Two Rivers
Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) adopted the case out of Shelby
County.
This morning, the TRVFTF went to an apartment
complex at 1910 Asa Drive in Memphis to locate Faulkner. Deputies
arrested Faulkner without incident at the residence.
U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller stated, “Our team
here in the Western District of Tennessee strives to provide the
citizens of our district a safer community by taking dangerous suspects
off the streets.”
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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