Photo: U.S. Marshals Service
A murder suspect was arrested after falling through the ceiling of a home where he was hiding. The U.S. Marshals Service said they tracked 20-year-old Deario Wilkerson to a house in Memphis and sent units to arrest him.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office and Memphis Police Department's Fugitive Apprehension Team surrounded the house while the Marshals went inside and tried to serve the arrest warrant.
As the Marshals entered the house, Wilkerson hid in the attic. While they were searching for Wilkerson, the floor in the attic gave way, and he crashed through the ceiling, landing in the kitchen.
He was unharmed in the fall and taken into custody on charges of first-degree murder and reckless endangerment-deadly weapon in connection with the killing of Troy Cunningham in April.
Authorities said that Wilkerson is one of three suspects in Cunningham's killing. They said that three men stole Cunningham's gun and then fired at him as he ran away. The other two suspects were already arrested and charged for the alleged roles in the killing.