Violent West Tennessee fugitive captured in Middle TN

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE:

U.S. Marshals Capture Violent West Tennessee Suspect in Middle Tennessee 

Hardin County, TN – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) captured a violent West Tennessee fugitive, Sherrick Vaughn, in Middle Tennessee. 

On April 16, 2024, the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office investigated an incident that  resulted in warrants issued for the arrest of Sherrick Vaughn, 35, of Savannah, TN, for three counts of aggravated child abuse. The USMS Two Rivers Violent Fugitive  Task Force in Jackson was asked to locate and apprehend Vaughn. 

The Two Rivers Task Force developed information that Vaughn was in Middle TN and provided investigative leads to the USMS Middle TN Joint Fugitive Task Force in  Nashville. On December 11, 2024, the USMS found Vaughn in Humphreys County,  TN. He was arrested without incident and transported to the Humphreys County Jail. 

In addition to the Hardin County charges, Vaughn was wanted in Decatur County,  TN, for possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. He is also wanted in Dickson  County, TN, for aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, possession of a weapon  by a convicted felon, and false imprisonment.

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