The Armed Robbery/Aggravated Assault suspect Charles David Burleson II of Tupelo is now in custody. Just prior to 9PM last night agents with the The United States Marshals Service Fugitive Apprehension Task Force captured Burleson inside a Walmart in Sommerville Tennessee without incident. He was still in the company of his girlfriend. The pair had been traveling in her Green Ford Mustang. Agents discovered a gun and a mobile meth lab in the automobile. Burleson is being held in Tennessee at this time. Officers with the Prentiss County Sheriff's Office will be traveling to Tennessee today or tomorrow. I would like to express appreciation for the tremendous effort show by everyone especially the US Marshal Service Fugitive Task Force, without them we would not have had jurisdiction outside of Mississippi. There were numerous other agencies whose assistance was crucial in the case, Lee County Sheriff's Office, Tupelo Police Department, Guntown Police and the Mississippi Department of Corrections along with others agencies to many to name. Hopefully with his arrest we can wrap this case up and present it to the next Grand Jury.
Sheriff Randy M Tolar
Prentiss County Sheriff