June 22, 2026
‘One of the most prolific drivers’ of crime in city arrested, MPD says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man the Memphis Police Department described as “one of the most prolific drivers of crime in our city” was arrested by the department’s Fugitive Unit Wednesday.
19-year-old Keymon Bledsoe, whom MPD said is a “documented gang member” with a “lengthy and violent criminal history” was arrested by the Fugitive Unit on Wednesday, the department said.
Memphis Police said Bledsoe had active warrants for:
- Robbery
- Theft of property $10,000-$60,000
- Theft of property $2,500-$10,000
- Petition to revoke a suspended sentence
- Convicted felon in possession of a weapon
- Theft of a firearm
- Evading arrest in an automobile
- Possession of a prohibited weapon
- Resisting official detention
- Reckless endangerment
- Reckless driving
- Moving an unregistered vehicle on a highway
- Driving with a suspended/canceled/revoked license
- Violation of financial law
- Speeding
“This is what our Fugitive Unit does,” MPD said. “We will continue taking violent criminals and the worst of the worst off our streets to protect our community.”
