Wisconsin fugitive captured in West Tennessee

DYERSBURG, Tenn. — A Wisconsin fugitive has been captured by law enforcement in West Tennessee.

According to a news release, Joseph Walker, 35, of Racine, Wisconsin, was captured without incident Wednesday at a home on Wabash Circle in Dyersburg.

Walker was wanted in his home state for first-degree recklessly endangering safety, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, felony theft of a firearm, and felony bail jumping for an alleged crime that occurred on January 14 in Racine.

He was taken to the Dyer County Jail and is awaiting extradition back north.

Read the full news release from US Marshals below:

Dyersburg, TN – On January 24th, 2024, U.S. Marshals and the Dyersburg Police Department captured a Wisconsin fugitive in West Tennessee.

Joseph Walker, 35, of Racine, was wanted for First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Felony Theft of a Firearm, and Felony Bail Jumping for an alleged crime that occurred on January 14th in Racine. The case was adopted by the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force in Milwaukee. They developed information that Walker had fled Wisconsin and was possibly in Dyersburg. The USMS Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force in Jackson was
requested to assist in finding Walker.

The fugitive investigation led the task force to a residence on Wabash Circle in Dyersburg. Walker was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Dyer County Jail as he awaits extradition back to Wisconsin.

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