Charlotte, NC – The U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive
Task Force (CRFTF), in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals led Arizona
WANTED Violent Offenders Task Force, today arrested in Phoenix two
fugitives wanted in connection with the murder of a North Carolina woman
in January.
Tangela Parker, 50, and Eric Parker, 62, had been
on the run since Jan. 13 and were wanted in connection with the murder
of Phelifia Marlow, who was shot and killed at TCS Designs, a furniture
plant in Hickory, North Carolina. Witnesses say that the shooting death
of Marlow occurred just a few days after a workplace dispute at TCS
Designs.
The U.S. Marshals took a nationwide approach to
the fugitive investigation, working over 30 leads stretching across
eight states, using interstate billboards and media and public outreach.
The U.S. Marshals developed information that the Parkers were residing
in the Phoenix area. CRFTF investigators traveled to Phoenix to
coordinate and assist in the arrest of the Parkers with the Arizona
WANTED Violent Offenders Task Force.
At approximately 12:30 p.m. July 13, members of
the U.S. Marshals Service task force approached a residence at the
intersection of W. Salter Drive and N. 31st Avenue in Phoenix and
arrested the Parkers, who had been residing there under the alias names
of Jason and Elizabeth Reardon. The Honda CRV they were known to drive
was also located at the residence.
“Today marks six months since the tragic murder
of Phelifia Marlow,” said Chris Edge, Acting U.S. Marshal for the
Western District of North Carolina. “I hope on this day, Phelifia’s
family may find closure in knowing the Parkers have been apprehended and
will finally answer for their crimes against a beloved North
Carolinian.”
“The arrests of Tangela and Eric Parker in the
Phoenix metropolitan area was the direct result of excellent cooperation
between local and federal law enforcement agencies,” said U.S. Marshal
David Gonzalez for the District of Arizona. “This case and arrests
affirm the value of the U.S Marshals fugitive task forces throughout the
country.”
The CRFTF is composed of state and local law
enforcement officers from North Carolina and South Carolina, who work
directly in conjunction with Deputy U.S. Marshals in order to apprehend
state and local violent offenders and sexual predators. The Charlotte
Division of the CRFTF consists of law enforcement officers from the
Gaston County Police Department, Huntersville Police Department,
Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, Monroe Police Department,
Mooresville Police Department, North Carolina Department of Public
Safety, Pineville Police Department, Statesville Police Department and
Union County Sheriff’s Office.
The USMS led Arizona WANTED Violent Offenders
Task Force is composed of USMS; Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives; Homeland Security Investigations; Phoenix Police Department;
Mesa Police Department; Glendale Police Department; Tempe Police
Department; Chandler Police Department; Surprise Police Department; EL
Mirage Police Department; Pinal County Sheriff’s Office; Maricopa County
Adult Probation; and Arizona Department of Corrections.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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