Memphis police spent Tuesday sweeping up some of the city’s most wanted, clearing seven felony warrants and hauling in multiple suspects linked to recent gun violence, including a pair of men tied to a July shooting and a 17-year-old accused in a January ambush on Ashford Road.
MPD breaks down who was caught
In a news release, the Memphis Police Department said officers with the Fugitive Unit tracked down and arrested Curtis Johnson and Damien Johnson on warrants connected to a July 28, 2025 shooting in the 1200 block of Hunter. Both men were wanted on attempted first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a weapon warrants.
Officers also located a 17-year-old male wanted in connection with a Jan. 28 shooting in the 3500 block of Ashford Road, according to MPD. That teen faces two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.
MPD described the Fugitive Unit’s approach as “deliberate and persistent,” saying the squad zeroes in on identifying, finding and arresting people it believes are responsible for violent crime in Memphis neighborhoods.
How the sweep fits into the bigger crackdown
The latest arrests land in the middle of a larger, ongoing push to run down wanted suspects across the city. The U.S. Marshals Service’s Two Rivers Task Force led “Operation Memphis Streets” last summer, clearing more than 160 warrants and making dozens of arrests, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
Local reporting by FOX13 Memphis has highlighted how MPD is leaning on targeted warrant work to track alleged violent offenders, rather than waiting for them to surface in new cases.
What the charges could mean in court
Under Tennessee law, “employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony” is its own separate offense, and the state’s high court has held that any sentence for that charge must be stacked on top of the punishment for the underlying felony, not served at the same time, according to the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts.
Attempted first- and second-degree murder are classified as serious felonies under state law. Any formal charges or indictments tied to these arrests will move through Shelby County prosecutors and the local court system.
What happens next
All arrested individuals were booked and will be processed through Shelby County’s jail and courts as investigators and prosecutors review the files and decide how to proceed. MPD said its Fugitive Unit will keep up what it calls deliberate, persistent enforcement aimed at getting alleged violent offenders off Memphis streets.
