MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police said they have arrested a suspect after a man was found beaten, shot, and killed earlier this month.
Derek Rawlings was indicted on charges of first-degree murder on Oct. 31, 2023. He remains behind bars on $250,000 bond.
MPD officers responded to a call about 8 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, after Memphis Fire Department found Marvin Parker beaten and left in a silver GMC truck in the 900 block of South Greer, near Park Ave. According to the affidavit, Parker appeared to have been beaten and shot in the face. Paramedics said Parker died at the scene.
According to the police affidavit, Parker's girlfriend told investigators she had been on the phone with him about 9 p.m. the night before, and heard him arguing and then fighting with a man who he had been working with for the past two days before that.
On Sunday, Feb. 5, according to the affidavit, a homeowner in the 2300 block of Staten in the Hyde Park area told police he had heard about Parker's death, and that Parker had been remodeling his house. He told investigators he went to check on the house and found blood in the front room and called police.
Investigators in the report said they found bloody clothing and a hammer in a stripped vehicle at an vacant home next door. They said one of the items of clothing - a camouflage jacket - had the name 'Wurth' on it.
The affidavit said on Feb. 6, investigators located video of a man with the jacket with 'Wurth' on it getting out of Parker's truck at a store the morning of the murder. They said they identified the man as Derek Rawlings, who had been working with Parker at the home.
A warrant for second-degree murder was issued, and Rawlings was arrested on Feb. 23.
