U.S. Marshals Capture West Tennessee Hit and Run Murder Suspect in North Mississippi
For immediate release
Jackson, TN – On April 30, 2024, U.S. Marshals captured a West Tennessee man in North Mississippi who was wanted for a deadly hit and run in Jackson, Tennessee.
On April 24, around 3:40 p.m., the Jackson Police Department (JPD) responded to a report of a traffic accident in the 2000 block of North Parkway. Jimmy Breedlove, 79, of Madison County, Tennessee, was found lying unresponsive in the roadway. He was airlifted to a Memphis hospital and later pronounced dead from his injuries.
JPD Officers observed a crashed and abandoned Hyundai Elantra in the immediate area. Officers on the scene determined that Breedlove had been operating a Mahindra open cab farm tractor east on North Parkway when he was struck from behind by the Elantra. The driver of the Elantra then fled the scene.
JPD Investigators determined that Tamarcus Morrow, 33, of Jackson, was driving the Elantra when it struck the tractor. An arrest warrant was issued for Morrow for the offense of Accidents involving death or personal injury. The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) in Jackson was requested to locate and apprehend Morrow.
Marshals determined that Morrow had ties to Northern Mississippi. In the afternoon of April 30, the U.S. Marshals TRVFTF in Jackson located Morrow on Highway 72 in Benton County, Mississippi. He was transported to the Benton County Jail and will await the extradition process to Tennessee.
The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force within Western Tennessee. The TRVFTF has offices in Memphis and Jackson, and its membership is composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby, Fayette, and Tipton County Sheriff’s Deputies, Memphis and Jackson Police Officers, Tennessee Department of Correction Special Agents, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Since 2021, the TRVFTF has captured over 2,600 violent fugitives and sexual predators.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at https://www.usmarshals.gov.
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