U.S. Marshals Capture Two Fugitives Wanted for a Drive-By Shooting in Batesville that Injured Several Juveniles

COMO, Miss – Demarion Phillips, 18, and Renardo House, 18, were arrested in Como, Mississippi on November 3, 2026, after a fugitive investigation conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service. Phillips was wanted by the Batesville Police Department for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. House was wanted by the Batesville Police Department for accessory after the fact relating to the aggravated assault. 

In the early morning hours of October 7, 2026, one juvenile was shot and four other juveniles were injured by graze wounds and shrapnel in the 200th block of Noble Street in Batesville, Mississippi. Reports indicated the juveniles were walking down the street when a vehicle approached them and fired upon them. The juvenile that was shot is currently still recovering in the hospital from surgery. The Batesville Police Department investigated the shooting and issued arrest warrants for both Phillips and House.

On November 3, 2026, Deputy United States Marshals of the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force apprehended Phillips at a residence in the 200 block of Ford Street in Como, Mississippi. House was arrested at a residence in the 400 block of Wesson Street in Como, Mississippi. US Marshals were assisted by the Panola County Sheriff’s Office and the Batesville Police Department. Both fugitives were taken into custody without incident.

The Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force (GCRFTF) began operations in July of 2006 and was among the first Regional Fugitive Task Forces to become fully operational following the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000. The GCRFTF has partnership agreements with over 61 federal, state, and local agencies and has 8 fully operational offices. The GCRFTF has successfully apprehended over 70,800 fugitives since its inception and has made an extraordinary impact on the apprehension of the region’s most dangerous and violent fugitives, always striving to make their communities safer.

Anyone with information on wanted fugitives is urged to contact the nearest U.S. Marshals office, the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Center at 1-800-336-0102, or at USMS Tips.