Out on Bond, Alleged Suspect Kills Memphis Teen in Crime Spree

The crime was reminiscent of a similar incident in Nashville last year when a college student was killed by a suspect who had been released from custody.

Police investigate the scene of a shooting at Poplar Ave. and Hawthorne St. in Memphis, Tenn., on Sept. 7, 2022. Brad Vest/Getty Images

A 20-year-old man’s alleged crime spree in Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb. 11 culminated in the death of a teenager, police said.

The suspect, Courdarion Craft, had been out on a $100,000 bond for attempted murder charges for a crime committed last year. He was apprehended following a city-wide manhunt.