A man suspected of killing a Tennessee police officer has turned himself into authorities, ending a two-day manhunt. He’s the man accused of killing a Memphis Police Officer during a weekend traffic stop.
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation placed the suspect on its Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List on Monday, saying “Wilbourn should be considered armed and risky”.
“Officer Bolton apparently interrupted some sort of drug transaction”, said Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong said.
Bolton was shot near one of the main arteries in a working class area in southeast Memphis late Saturday.
Wilbourn was with his family and an attorney when he turned himself in.
“Added Mayor AC Wharton: “(Police) worked around the clock to keep the pressure on, to let the suspect know there was no hiding place, that we were not going to relent in any way, making it an imperative that he did what he needed to do”.
Wilbourn surrendered at a federal building in Memphis on Monday.
Bolton then went up to the auto, where he engaged in a “brief struggle” with the car’s passenger, according to police.
“Once again, we won’t make any political statements here, but this again is evidence that there are so many guns on our streets in the wrong hands”, Wharton said.
A warrant was issued Sunday for his arrest on a charge of first-degree murder.
The U.S. Marshal’s Service has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to Wilbourn’s arrest.
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Tremaine Wilbourn was wanted for shooting Memphis Police Officer, Sean Bolton.
The driver later turned himself in to police, and police described him as a person of interest before he was released without charges.
WMC Action News reports that McAlister’s Deli, a local restaurant, set a table for Officer Bolton on Sunday, placing a glass of sweet tea, Officer Bolton’s favorite drink, at his usual spot, along with a sign reading, “Reserved: Officer Bolton”.
Visitation for Officer Sean Bolton, a Marine who served in Iraq, is scheduled for Wednesday evening.
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Wilbourn had been out on supervised release for a 121-month sentence for robbery.
