U.S. Marshals Capture Texas Fugitive in West Tennessee

Jackson, TN – U.S. Marshals (USMS) captured a Texas fugitive wanted since 2019 in Jackson, TN.

William Kelly Rhodes, 49, who has ties to Jackson, was convicted of possession of dangerous drugs and felony tampering with physical evidence, and subsequently was sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Parole Division.

Rhodes violated the conditions of administrative release and was declared a fugitive from justice by the state of Texas. A revocation warrant was issued, and the fugitive investigation was adopted by the U.S. Marshals Service in the Northern District of Texas. The investigation determined that Rhodes was in West Tennessee, and the USMS Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) in Jackson was asked to assist. The task force tracked Rhodes to the Daybreak Suites Extended Stay on the U.S. Highway 45 By-Pass in Jackson.

Deputy marshals took Rhodes into custody without incident. He was transported to the Madison County Jail and will be held pending transfer to an agent of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

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