MASCOT, Tenn. — Two fugitives wanted for first-degree murder in West Tennessee were arrested in East Tennessee this week.
Elijah Garrison, 25, and Tierra Wilson, 24, both from Jackson, Tennessee, were arrested early Thursday morning in East Tennessee by a team of Deputy U.S. Marshals and Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force Officers.
Both have extensive criminal histories and gang affiliations, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. They were wanted in relations to a Jan. 5 shooting death in Jackson, Tennessee. The victim was shot approximately 12 times.
The U.S. Marshals Office said the City Court of Jackson issued first-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm arrest warrants on Jan. 9 on both Garrison and Wilson.
Immediately after receiving a request for assistance from the Jackson Police Department, the U.S. Marshals-led Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force began to search for the couple immediately.
The investigation quickly moved across the state and information developed that led investigators to believe the pair was in the Mascot area of East Tennessee.
According to the release, the Eastern District of Tennessee U.S. Marshals’ Smoky Mountain Fugitive Task Force became involved and was able to safely locate and apprehend the couple.
Wilson was arrested in a mobile home in Mascot, Tennessee, while Garrison was located at a hospital in Knoxville, the release said. Both are now at the Knox County Detention Facility awaiting extradition to Jackson to face their charges.
"Members of the U.S. Marshals’ led Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force that were instrumental in Garrison and Wilson’s arrests include the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, the Knoxville Police Department, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation," the release said.
“The swiftness with which these fugitives were tracked down is only possible due to the cooperation between the involved investigating agencies on both ends of the state and the dogged work of the Deputy U.S. Marshals and task force officers assigned to the Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force,” Marshal Jolley stated. Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler added that “The Knox County Sheriff's Office is proud to be a part of the Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force. This task force is vital in bringing our most violent offenders to justice.”
