Jackson, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller has announced the arrest of David Jenkins, age 33, for Vehicular Homicide, Vehicular Assault, and Reckless Endangerment.
Jenkins was wanted by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office on charges involving the vehicular homicide of Paris Special Schools District teacher Kimberly McDaniel of Big Sandy in April. Kimberly McDaniel was 39 years old and had taught in the Paris Special School District for 15 years.
According to the press release from the U.S. Marshals’ Service, Jenkins was driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated when he collided with Kimberly McDaniel resulting in her death and injuring another person in Henry County. Jenkins is from Buchanan. The accident occurred on April 7.
On Nov. 29, Jenkins was indicted by a Henry County Grand Jury on charges of Vehicular Homicide by Intoxication, Vehicular Homicide by Recklessness, Vehicular Assault, Reckless Aggravated Assault, and Reckless Endangerment with a Deadly Weapon.
A warrant for Jenkins’ arrest was issued, and the fugitive case was adopted by the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force.
On the same day, the U.S. Marshals tracked Jenkins to an address in Memphis, and took him into custody without incident. Jenkins was booked into the Shelby County Jail.
Henry County Sheriff’s Investigator Gary Vandiver said Henry County deputies arrested Jenkins at the Shelby County Jail and he is now in custody at the local jail.
The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force within Western Tennessee. The Western Tennessee Division of the TRVFTF has offices in Memphis and Jackson, and its membership is primarily composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies, Memphis Police Officers, Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputies, Jackson Police Officers, and the Tennessee Department of Corrections Special Agents. The primary mission of the Task Force is to arrest violent offenders and sexual predators.