Marshals Task Force captures Memphis First Degree Murder Suspect
in Las Vegas.
Memphis- On March 22, 2022, Gregory Morton, 50, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Pacific
Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force at the behest of the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent
Fugitive Task Force. U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller made the announcement today.
On December 29, 2021, Juanita Washington was shot to death at a Walgreens located at the
3100 block of Perkins Road, Memphis, Tennessee. On January 12, 2022, a warrant for First
Degree Murder was issued by Shelby County Criminal Court. This fugitive case was adopted by
the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force.
In addition to the murder charge, Morton was wanted for Pretrial Release Violation on a Federal
weapons charge and a state charge of Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun.
Investigators with the Two Rivers Task Force developed information that Morton was in Las
Vegas, Nevada. The U.S. Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force was able to
take him into custody without incident.
“When U.S. Marshals Task Forces work on a case, luck tends to run out for fugitives,” said U.S.
Marshal Tyreece Miller.
The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force in the
Western District of Tennessee with offices in Memphis and Jackson. Its membership is
composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies, Memphis Police Officers,
Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputies, Jackson Police Officers, and Special Agents with the
Tennessee Department of Correction. The primary mission of the Task Force is to arrest violent
offenders and sexual predators.