A woman wanted in connection to a deadly January shooting in Parkway Village has been arrested by U.S. Marshals.
Anntenika Brown, 45, was taken into custody Monday at a home on McCorkle Road in Whitehaven. She faces a first-degree murder charge in the January 13 shooting death of Jeffrey Washington on Cottonwood. An arrest warrant was issued for Brown the next day.
The U.S. Marshals Service’s Two Rivers Violent Task Force in Memphis tracked Brown to the home, where she initially gave a false identity. However, authorities confirmed her identity and took her into custody.
Brown is being held at the Shelby County Detention Center. Police have not disclosed what led to the shooting.
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency, established in 1789. It operates under the Department of Justice and serves as the enforcement arm of the federal courts.
The USMS is the primary agency for tracking and capturing fugitives. It operates regional task forces across the country, working with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies
The agency operates the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS), often called “Con Air”, to move federal inmates
It also oversees federal detainees and ensures their safe housing.
In July 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that 200 missing children were found and rescued in a nationwide effort by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS).
The six-week operation, called Operation We Will Find You 2 (OWWFY2), resulted in the discovery of 173 endangered runaway children, two abducted children, and 25 missing children. More than half (57%) of the children recovered were found within seven days of the USMS aiding in the endeavor.
According to the press release, the youngest child found was five months old.
Highlighted areas of the operation included several counties in Arizona, Eastern District of California, Southern District of Florida, Eastern Disctrict of North Carolina, New York City, and areas of Oregon.
