Man wanted for Holly Springs murder captured in Memphis

Published: May 14, 2024 at 12:06 PM CDT|Updated: May 14, 2024 at 12:14 PM CDT

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (WMC) - U.S. Marshals captured a man wanted for a murder in Holly Springs, Mississippi, at a home in Tennessee.

Marshals found 20-year-old Markavis Sanders, a Fayette County native, at a home on Winter Tree Drive in Memphis.

Sanders was suspected in an April 19 homicide in Holly Springs.

Jaquavion Markell-Bell, 21, was shot and killed at a city park on College Street.

Days later, an arrest warrant was issued for Sanders for first-degree murder.

Sanders was taken into custody on May 10 and is awaiting extradition back to Mississippi.

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