OLIVE BRANCH, Miss — 1/27/2022 - Anthony Carpenter's case was reset for February 18, 2022.
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1/18/2022 - A man has been arrested after an off-duty Memphis police lieutenant was shot outside his house in Olive Branch, Mississippi, on Monday.
Police said Anthony Carpenter, 42, was arrested on Tuesday on Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis by the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department and Memphis Police Department and is charged with attempted murder. He's in custody in Memphis and will be extradited to DeSoto County, according to a DeSoto County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman.
When he is extradited to Mississippi, he will be charged with one count of attempted murder.
A motive for the shooting hasn't been determined.
According to the department, the lieutenant backed out of his driveway in the 12000 block of Cotton Row Drive in the Miller Farms subdivision around 6 a.m. when a vehicle pulled up and started shooting.
The lieutenant then drove across his yard and into a neighbor's backyard before getting out of his vehicle and running to a nearby tree line.
Investigators said the lieutenant was “ambushed". They said it's not yet clear if the lieutenant fired back.
The lieutenant was shot once, was released from the hospital, and is recovering as of Tuesday evening. His name will not be released.
According to a police affidavit, Carpenter was convicted of 2nd degree murder in 1998, which he served about 23 years in prison for.
If you have any information on the ongoing investigation, call the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department at 662-469-8500.
Carpenter is scheduled to appear in court on January 27 at 9 a.m.
This story will be updated as more information is made available.