U.S. Marshals and Memphis Police Arrest Murder Suspect

Memphis, TN – A murder fugitive, Emmanuel Sampson, 27, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) and the Memphis Police Department. 

On September 11, 2024, Amareus Henderson was shot to death at a residence in the 1400 block of Kansas Street in Memphis, TN. On September 19, an arrest warrant was issued charging Emmanuel Sampson with first degree murder. 

On September 27, the Memphis Police Department Fugitive Apprehension Team found Sampson at a residence in the 1700 block of Kansas Street in Memphis. He refused to come out of the residence. 

Memphis Police Department requested assistance from the USMS Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force who responded to the scene. When Sampson still refused to submit to lawful authority, the front door was forced open. The task force found Sampson inside and took him into custody without further incident. Latonya Livingston, 33, who was inside the residence with Sampson, was also arrested and charged by MPD with accessory after the fact: to wit first degree murder. Both were transported to the Shelby County Jail. 

The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force within Western Tennessee. The Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force has offices in Memphis and Jackson, and its membership is primarily composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby, Fayette, and Tipton County Sheriff’s Deputies, Memphis and Jackson Police Officers, the Tennessee Department of Correction Special Agents and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Since 2021, the Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force has captured over 2,600 violent offenders and sexual predators.

Source: U.S. Marshals Service, usmarshals.gov