U.S. Marshals Arrest Memphis First-Degree Murder Suspect in Northern Mississippi

Memphis, TN – Antonio McClelland, 52, who was wanted for murder in Memphis, was arrested April 15, 2025, in Southaven, Mississippi, by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS).

On March 6, 2025, Jimmy L. Walker was found shot inside his apartment near the 3400 block of N. Trezevant in Memphis. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. After an investigation by the Memphis Police Department, on March 11, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Antonio McClelland for First-Degree Murder.

After coordinating with the USMS Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force in Northern Mississippi, the USMS Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) in Memphis went to an address at the 2100 block of Holbrook Cove in Southaven. The TRVFTF found McClelland in the back yard of the residence and took him into custody without incident. He was transported to the Desoto County, Mississippi, Detention Facility where he awaits extradition back to Tennessee.

The U.S. Marshals Service 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 primarily composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, and Gibson 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 3,000 violent offenders and sexual predators.