MEMPHIS, Tenn. — UPDATE 2/11/2022 - The U.S. Marshals Service said Jeremy Rico Etheridge was captured in Union City, Tennessee, Friday morning. He was found with another man wanted out of Wisconsin.
Etheridge was wanted in connection with a deadly shooting December 20, 2021, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Marshals said Friday morning, they arrested Etheridge in the 500 block on Nash Street in Union City. The Task Force also found 64-year-old Eric Garrett with Etheridge. Marshals said they found Garrett had an outstanding warrant for felony theft out of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Etheridge and Garrett are awaiting extradition to face charges.
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2/10/2022 - The U.S. Marshals Service is searching for a murder suspect out of Indiana who was last seen in Union City, Tennessee, and may have ties to Memphis.
Jeremy Rico Etheridge is wanted for murder. Details of the case were not released.
Marshals said Etheridge is from the in the Indianapolis, Indiana, area. He was last seen at a Walmart in Union City, Tennessee, Wednesday, February 9, 2022.
He had previously been spotted at the Sav-A-Lot in Union City on January 31, 2022, wearing a black cap, grey shirt, grey or green hooded jacket, grey pants, and black sneakers.
Investigators said Etheridge does not have a known connection to Union City, but may have ties in Memphis.
Etheridge is about 5’7” tall and 170 to 180 pounds. He has a short beard and medium length hair. He has a tattoo of a cross the left side of his chest, and tattoos on both arms.
He should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 731-424-8477 or the U.S. Marshals Service tip line at 1-800-335-0102.
