A Memphis murder suspect was arrested after he fell through the roof from the attic where he was hiding, US Marshals said this week.
Deario Wilkerson, 20, had been on the run since May 9 when a warrant for first-degree murder in the shooting death of Troy Cunningham was issued for his arrest. U.S. Marshals from the Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force tracked Wilkerson down Wednesday to a house in the city’s northeast section.
Agents were searching the house when Wilkerson fell through the roof. Wilkerson was not injured from the fall and was arrested without further incident, USMS said.
Authorities released photos of the suspect and the broken roof.
On April 2, Cunningham was shot in the back of the head, authorities said, and gunfire struck two women who were driving by at the time. One of the women was injured in the shoulder.
Wilkerson was the third suspect to be arrested in the shooting death, the Shelby County District Attorney said in a statement, nearly five months after Cunningham was killed. Suspect Jarius Hibbler was arrested quickly after the shooting, authorities said, and Tamarius Barron was arrested about a month after the shooting.
America’s oldest law enforcement agency, US Marshals are responsible for tracking fugitives – often dangerous criminals.
Since 2021, the Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force said it has captured over 2,600 violent fugitives and sexual predators.