2 Memphis murder suspects, 2 others arrested in Marietta area

Two murder suspects from Memphis arrested in Marietta

Two murder suspects from Memphis were arrested at a home in Marietta. Two more people were arrested when police say the home was filled with drugs.

MARIETTA, Ga. - Four individuals from Memphis, Tennessee, are in custody after a joint operation between the Marietta Police Department and the FBI Safe Streets Gang Task Force uncovered two murder suspects and a significant drug stash in a Marietta home.

What we know:

The investigation began May 7 when Marietta Police were alerted by the Memphis Police Department’s Gang Unit that suspects in an April 22 homicide case may be hiding in the area. Based on those tips, Marietta’s Crime Interdiction Unit launched a local investigation, ultimately securing a search warrant for 24-year-old Lacameron Jenkins.

Lacameron Jenkins and Martevios Jenkins. Courtesy of Marietta Police

That evening, Marietta’s SWAT and Special Operations Group executed the warrant at a residence on Crestridge Drive. During the search, multiple individuals were detained. Officers also observed narcotics in plain view, prompting a second search warrant for the property.

Investigators seized a range of drugs, including over five pounds of marijuana, MDMA, Oxycodone, Psilocybin mushrooms, and THC edibles. As a result, four suspects were arrested and now face multiple felony charges.

Those arrested include:

• Martavious Jenkins, 34, of Memphis: Fugitive from justice and five counts of felony intent to distribute controlled substances, including marijuana, psilocybin, MDMA, Oxycodone, and THC.
• Lacameron Jenkins, 24, of Memphis: Fugitive from justice and five counts of felony intent to distribute the same substances.
• Maria Jenkins, 25, of Memphis: Charged with five felony counts of intent to distribute the listed narcotics.
• Jade Brown, 19, of Memphis: Also faces five felony counts of intent to distribute the same drugs.

What they're saying:

"I look outside, and I see a bunch of SWAT team everywhere, lots of cops. I saw the dogs, I saw the guns, they were screaming we have a warrant," said Anthony Gonzalez who lives in the neighborhood. 

Inside, police found not one, but two murder suspects. "While we're searching the residence there's narcotics in plain sight," said Marietta Police Officer Chuck McPhilamy. 

Investigators say in the living room there were pills, mushrooms, THC candy and pounds marijuana separated and packaged in clear plastic bags. They say there were also scales and more than $4,500 in cash. 

Police say the house is used as a short-term rental. "They had been there four days. Quiet, never saw them," said one neighbor. 

Neighbors say it was a lot of activity for what is normally a quiet street. "This end of the street is the boring end of the street, we don't have parties. I'm glad they got rid of them," said one neighbor. 

Authorities say the arrests would not have been possible without collaboration between law enforcement in Georgia and Tennessee, and the investigation into the Memphis homicide is ongoing.