Source: US Marshals Service
Trenton, TN – Early this morning, the U.S. Marshals led Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) in Jackson, Tennessee, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Jose Alfredo Melendez-Hernandez.
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in the Western District of Tennessee began investigating Melendez-Hernandez, 52, for violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) after it was determined that he was residing in Gibson County, Tennessee and failed to register as a sex offender.
Investigators also determined that Melendez-Hernandez was previously deported and removed from the United States in 2009 following a conviction for sexual battery in Texas.
The investigation further revealed that Melendez-Hernandez was in the United States without having obtained the express consent from the Secretary of Homeland Security to reapply for admission to the United States.
Melendez-Hernandez was indicted in federal court in the Western District of Tennessee on February 10, 2025, for violation of SORNA and Reentry of Deported Alien.
On February 12, 2025, the TRVFTF and HSI Agents went to a residence on Cades Loop Road in Trenton, Tennessee. After Melendez-Hernandez failed to comply with commands to come outside, the door was breached by Deputy marshals and task force officers. Melendez-Hernandez was found inside, taken into custody, and transported to the James D. Todd U.S. Courthouse in Jackson.
The U.S. Marshals Service Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force within Western Tennessee. The TRVFTF has offices in Memphis and Jackson, and its membership is primarily composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, and Gibson County Sheriff’s Deputies, Memphis and Jackson Police Officers, Tennessee Department of Correction Special Agents and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Since 2021, the TRVFTF has captured approximately 3,000 violent offenders and sexual predators.