U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Murder Suspect in Alabama

Birmingham, AL - The U.S. Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force (GCRFTF) arrested a murder suspect Feb. 24 in in the 100 block of Freda Lane in Birmingham. 

Jacorrian Deshawn McGregor, 25, a suspect in a triple homicide that occurred in July 2024 in Birmingham that resulted in the death of a 5-year-old child and two others was also wanted on felony probation violation charges including first-degree robbery and receiving stolen property.   

GCRFTF investigators conducting surveillance Feb. 24 in a location McGregor was known to frequent observed a vehicle with McGregor positively identified as the driver.  As investigators attempted to make contact and arrest him, McGregor accelerated and struck a law enforcement vehicle.  He then exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot but was apprehended without further incident.  

After McGregor was arrested a 9 mm handgun was located in the vehicle and determined to be stolen out of the Birmingham area.  McGregor is expected to be charged in connection to the handgun, and faces possible charges for fleeing law enforcement.      

The Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force began operations in July 2006 and operates in Alabama and Mississippi with the participation of one federal and 63 state and local agencies. GCRFTF has apprehended more than 72,000 fugitives since its inception.