Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the capture
of a Memphis juvenile murder suspect in North Mississippi.
Earlier this evening, the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task
Force arrested a 14-year-old male for Second Degree Murder.
On
April 11, 2021, an unidentified subject was shot to death in a residence
at the 3200 block of Forest Brook in Memphis, TN. A warrant was issued
for Second Degree Murder for this crime.
The task force tracked
the fugitive to a residence in the 5700 block of Chance Drive N, in Horn
Lake, MS. He attempted to escape apprehension by leaping from a second
story window, but he was quickly arrested. He did not suffer any
injuries.
“This fugitive was not confined by a state line
despite his young age,” said U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller. “The Marshals
Service was pleased to safely take him into custody.”
The U.S.
Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task
force in the Western District of Tennessee with offices in Memphis and
Jackson. Its membership is composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby
County Sheriff’s Deputies, Memphis Police Officers, Fayette County
Sheriff’s Deputies, Jackson Police Officers, and Special Agents with the
Tennessee Department of Correction. 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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