Bumbling murder suspect hiding during raid falls through ceiling and lands at feet of US Marshals
You could say their man fell right in their lap.
A bum💎bling murder suspect shocked US Marshals on Monday when he accidentally fell through the ceiling of the Memphis home in which he was hiding — just as law enfor🍷cement was tearing the place apart.
Deario Wilkerson, 20, was wanted in 💧connection with a shooting that left a city man dead in early April,
Members of a fugitive task force tracked the alleged killer for months, eventually zeroing in on a home on North Merton Street that wasn’t far from the actual murder scene.
Local and federal law enforcement su🎀rrounde𝓡d the home Monday — as Wilkerson tried to dodge authorities by squirreling himself away in the attic.
But luck💖 ran out for the gravity-challenged perp, who proceeded to tumble through the ceiling and crash-land on the floor just as they were conducting their search, the Marshals Service said.
Photos from the scene showed a massive hole in the drywall where Wilkerson fell and landed rig🌄ht near the kitchen sink.
But he wasn’t hurt, so authorities collared Wilkerson “with no further incident,” according to the release.
The arrest ended the months-long manhunt, which began in May when Tennessee courts issued an arrest warrant that sought🌼 Wilkerson on a first-degree murder rap for his role in the killing of a man named Troy Cunningham on April 2, the m🌺arshals said.
The Memphis cops had found Cunningham’s corpse near the Cavalier Court Apartments in North Memphis after responding to a call about a disturbance,
The police heard gunshots on the block while they were there, and found Cunningham laying on the sidewalk near the intersection of Merton and Peres Avenue w꧋ith a bullet hole in the back of his head.
Two others were already arrested and book🐭ed for the killing, the district attorney said.
Wilkerson — the only one still on the lam — was hiding in a family member’s house when authorities found him,
Authorities also hit Wilkerson with charges of reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence, reckless driving, 🅺vehicle burglary, gun theft, evading arrest and other offenses, the Tim🐭es said.
He’s being held at the Shelby County Jail on a $6 million bail, according to jail records.
He was set to return to court Thursday.
