U.S. Marshals Arrest Two Memphis First-Degree Murder Fugitives in Different States on the Same Day
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Memphis, TN – On July 15, 2025, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested two women wanted in unrelated Memphis murders in different states. Talia Jones, 19, was arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Facilitation of First-Degree Murder and Janae Bradley, 32, was arrested in Memphis for First-Degree Murder.
On January 10, 2025, Patrick Houston Jr., was shot to death near the intersection of Ketchum Road and Long Street in Memphis. Houston is the son of Memphis rapper, Patrick Houston, Sr., also known as Project Pat. Following an investigation by the Memphis Police Department (MPD), on June 27, 2025, a warrant was issued for Talia Jones for Facilitation of First-Degree Murder.
The case was adopted for a fugitive investigation by the USMS Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) in Memphis. Investigators with the TRVFTF developed information that Jones had fled to Minnesota and provided investigative leads to the USMS North Star Fugitive Task Force in Minneapolis. The USMS caught up with Jones yesterday in Minneapolis, but she did not go into custody quietly. She fought Task Force members and actively resisted arrest; however, she was subdued without injury to anyone involved. She is currently in custody awaiting extradition to Tennessee.
Janae Bradley’s arrest stems from an incident on February 22, 2025, when Terrica Tabor was shot to death near the 2900 block of Third Street in Memphis. MPD investigated the case, and a First-Degree Murder warrant was issued for Bradley on February 26, 2025.
The fugitive case was adopted by the TRVFTF. By working with known associates, Task Force Investigators convinced Bradley to turn herself in on July 15.
“The U.S. Marshals Service’s partnership with the Memphis Police Department is strong and effective,” said U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller. “Our collaboration continues to bring violent offenders to justice.”
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.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at https://www.usmarshals.gov.
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