The Memphis Safe Task Force reported significant results at the start of the new year. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, the multi-agency initiative, which brings together federal, state, and local law enforcement along with the Tennessee National Guard, focuses on reducing violent crime in Memphis. Since launching in October, the task force has made nearly 4,700 arrests and seized more than 750 illegal firearms.
In its end-of-year report, the MSTF outlined a range of outcomes, including the recovery of 132 missing children and the arrest of 463 individuals identified as gang members. Those arrests included 24 related to homicide charges, 76 involving sex offenses, and 505 tied to controlled substances offenses. U.S. Marshals Service Director and MSTF Chair Gadyaces S. Serralta said in a press release that the results reflect coordinated efforts among local, state, and federal partners. The agency stated that the reported figures represent the scope of enforcement actions carried out by the task force since its launch.
The announcement also detailed several arrests made by the MSTF, including Arsenio Davis on a first-degree murder charge, Lawrence Williams in connection with a sex offense, and China D. White, identified as a gang member, on charges that include first-degree murder. Officials cited these cases as examples of the enforcement actions carried out by the task force as part of its coordinated operations in the community…