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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
4 arrested in Marietta on drug charges, 2 wanted for murder in Memphis
The Marietta Police Department says four people were arrested on drug charges. Two of them were wanted for murder in Tennessee. Police said they arrested Martavious Jenkins, Lacameron Jenkins, Maria Jenkins and Jade Brown on Tuesday. According to the department, the Memphis Tennessee Police Department Gang Unit told Marietta police that two murder suspects may be hiding in the area. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] ABC 24 in Memphis reported police were investigating the deaths of two people and another critically injured from a shooting on Cleoford Avenue related to domestic violence. ABC 24 reported four suspects were charged with murder in Memphis, including Martavious and Lacameron Jenkins. Each face two counts of murder in Tennessee and eight counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to ABC 24's report. Memphis police told officers in Marietta that tips led their investigation over the state line and into the metro Atlanta area. TRENDING STORIES: Traffic stop lands GA college student in ICE custody 2 weeks after same thing happened to father Motel at center of trafficking ring shut down; other residents left searching for place to stay CSX train partially derails near Cobb County neighborhood, middle school Marietta officers coordinated with the Memphis investigators and MPD's Crime Interdiction Unit began their own investigation, working with the FBI Safe Streets Gang Task Force. Their work led to getting a search warrant for Lacameron Jenkins, which Marietta SWAT officers and the Special Operations Group then served at a home on Crestridge Drive Wednesday night. While looking for Lacameron Jenkins, police said 'multiple individuals in the home were detained,' with narcotics sitting out in the open. Police got another search warrant for the home and seized MDMA, oxycodone, psilocybin mushrooms, THC gummies and more than five pounds of marijuana during the investigation. In Georgia, the arrests led to the following charges: Martavious Jenkins, 34-year-old from Memphis TN: Fugitive from justice (F), Intent to Distribute Marijuana (F), Intent to Distribute Psilocybin (F), Intent to Distribute MDMA (F), Intent to Distribute Oxycodone Hydrochloride Scheduled II (F), Intent to Distribute Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) scheduled I (F). Lacameron Jenkins, 24-year-old from Memphis TN: Fugitive from justice (F), Intent to Distribute Marijuana (F), Intent to Distribute Psilocybin (F), Intent to Distribute MDMA (F), Intent to Distribute Oxycodone Hydrochloride Scheduled II (F), Intent to Distribute Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) scheduled I (F). Maria Jenkins, 25-year-old from Memphis TN: Intent to Distribute Marijuana (F), Intent to Distribute Psilocybin (F), Intent to Distribute MDMA (F), Intent to Distribute Oxycodone Hydrochloride Scheduled II (F), Intent to Distribute Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) scheduled I (F). Jade Brown, 19-year-old from Memphis TN: Intent to Distribute Marijuana (F), Intent to Distribute Psilocybin (F), Intent to Distribute MDMA (F), Intent to Distribute Oxycodone Hydrochloride Scheduled II (F), Intent to Distribute Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) scheduled I (F). [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Yahoo
Man accused of shooting at woman sitting in car
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man accused of firing shots at a woman in Orange Mound earlier this month is now behind bars. On February 5 around 5:50 p.m., officers say they received an aggravated assault call in the 900 block of Tunstall Street. A woman stated that she had been shot at by a man, later identified as Martavious Jenkins. The woman was not reported injured. Overnight shooting in Whitehaven leaves 1 dead She told police it started when she was in a Nissan Altima that was struck by a bullet. She says she saw Jenkins pointing a black unknown handgun in her direction before firing two shots. Police say they took photos of a bullet hole in the Altima's passenger-side front fender. After the woman gave a statement to the police at Felony Response, she was able to identify Jenkins in a six-person photographic display. Martavious Jenkins, 27, is held in jail on a $125,000 bond and facing an aggravated assault charge. He is due in court on Wednesday morning. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
