A murder suspect on the lam for months fell through the ceiling of a Memphis home as authorities closed in on him, the U.S. Marshals Service announced this week.The 20-year-old suspect, Deario Wilkerson, was wanted on an arrest warrant for first-degree murder and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon related to the homicide of Troy Cunningham, the marshals service said.Cunningham was found dead on a North Memphis sidewalk in April with a gunshot wound to the back of his head, according to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office in Tennessee.Wilkerson is one of three defendants charged in connection with the homicide, according to a release from the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office. A warrant was issued for Wilkerson in May, and the marshals’ violent fugitive task force in Memphis launched an investigation.On Monday, authorities tracked Wilkerson to the home in Memphis. The home was surrounded by deputy marshals, along with …
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