U.S. Marshals capture West Tennessee hit and run murder suspect in Mississippi 

UPDATE (5/15/24): Suspect involved in fatal hit and run captured, makes court appearance

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U.S. Marshals Capture West Tennessee Hit and Run Murder Suspect in North Mississippi 

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.

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