Marshals Task Force Brings Alleged Murderer to Justice

Memphis, TN - Freddie Yarbor fled to Ridgeland, Mississippi but couldn’t hide from the U.S. Marshals.

On November 10th a warrant was issued for the arrest of Freddie Yarbor on the charge of first degree murder. He is accused in the August 20 shooting death of Jeromee “J Money” White.

Investigators with the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Shelby County Fugitive Apprehension Team worked together to locate the fugitive. This morning he was tracked to an address in the 500 block of Boardwalk in Ridgeland Mississippi. He was arrested by investigators with the Marshals Task Force, Jackson, MS office.

Yarbor was taken into custody and transported to the Madison County Jail without incident. He is currently awaiting extradition.

The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force with divisions in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The Western Tennessee Division of the GCRFTF has offices in Memphis and Jackson, and its membership is primarily composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies, Memphis Police Officers, Madison County Sheriff’s Deputies, Jackson Police Officers, and the Tennessee Department of Corrections Special Agents. The primary mission of the Task Force is to arrest violent offenders and sexual predators.