Denmark, TN – U.S. Marshals captured Billy Lee Walton, Jr., 35, hiding inside the floor of a
trailer accessed by a trap door. Walton was wanted by the Tennessee Department of
Correction for violation of probation.
In September 2016, Walton was convicted of attempted rape in the Circuit Court of Hardeman
County, TN. The Court suspended his sentence, and he was placed on probation for 12 years.
On June 13, 2024, the Tennessee Highway Patrol charged Walton with reckless driving, open
container law, driving under the influence, driving on revoked/suspended license, and
manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance, all of which occurred in
Madison County, TN.
A probation violation warrant was issued by the Court, and the case was adopted by the U.S.
Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force in Jackson. On August 19th, the task force
tracked Walton to the Jackson Mobile Village off Highway 70 in Denmark, TN. Deputy
marshals and TDOC special agents searched the trailer. Underneath a rug, they found Walton
hiding inside a cut-out space in the floor, accessed by a trap door.
U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller said, “Someone created a pretty good hiding spot, but it wasn’t
good enough to outsmart the U.S. Marshals Service.” Walton was taken into custody without
incident and transported to the Madison County Jail.
