Memphis, TN – Turnity Rossell, age 22, was arrested today for First Degree Murder.
On October 28, 2019, Clarksville Tennessee Police responded to a shots fired call in the area
of 16 Hand Village Avenue, Clarksville, Tennessee. It was found that Serdyrin Brown, age
22, was shot there in an incident. He was taken for medical care and pronounced dead at the
hospital.
On June 4, 2024, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Turnity Rossell for this crime. The
warrant was for First Degree Murder and Aggravated Robbery. On September 24, 2024, this
case was adopted by the U.S. Marshals Middle Tennessee Fugitive Task Force.
The Middle Tennessee Fugitive Task Force developed information that Rossell was in the
Memphis, Tennessee area. On September 24, 2024, they requested that the U.S. Marshals
Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force assist with locating Rossell.
On October 17, 2024, the Two Rivers Task Force went to a residence near the intersection of
S. Mendenhall and Colony in an effort to locate Rossell. They were aided by the Shelby
County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Team and the Memphis Police Fugitive
Apprehension Team. Rossell was located and placed under arrest. He initially tried to lie
about his identity, however he soon stopped trying to mislead the Task Force investigators.
Rossell was taken to the Shelby County Detention Center without incident.
The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force within Western
Tennessee. The TRVFTF has offices in Memphis and Jackson, and its membership is composed of Deputy
U.S. Marshals, Shelby, Fayette, and Tipton County Sheriff’s Deputies, Memphis and Jackson Police
Officers, Tennessee Department of Correction Special Agents, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Since
2021, the TRVFTF has captured over 2,600 violent fugitives and sexual predators.