Man wanted for strangulation, aggravated assault charges among Metro Nashville’s ‘Most Wanted’ fugitives
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man wanted for multiple counts of aggravated assault as well as a strangulation charge is one of those considered on the Metro Nashville Police Department's (MNPD) "Most Wanted" fugitives this week.
The list is updated every Wednesday morning on the MNPD Criminal Warrants Division's Facebook page . According to Metro detectives, those featured on the list are often considered to be some of the "most violent" offenders in the city.
Most of the fugitives on the "Most Wanted" list are wanted for homicide or sex crimes, but several of those on the list this week are wanted for various assaults.
Some of the people on the list have reportedly been on the run for more than a year, while others are fresher faces. However, the list has aided police in several arrests.
Since the list was first published in 2022, around 150 people featured on it have been apprehended or surrendered, including several apprehended out of county or out of state.
Below is a list of the suspects who made the police department's "Most Wanted" list for the week of Nov. 13, 2024.
Dadiri Muhina, 23, has been at the top of the "Most Wanted" list for 10 weeks now. According to MNPD, he is still considered the "Top Most Wanted" fugitive.
According to police, Muhina is wanted after being indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple felony counts. His charges include first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, solicitation to commit first-degree murder, attempted murder and tampering with evidence.
Court records show the charges stem from a September 2021 shooting that killed 16-year-old Janiya Birdsong and injured another 17-year-old. Family members told News 2 multiple young men were involved in an argument with the two teens before shots rang out.
Birdsong died at the scene in her grandmother's Paragon Mills driveway. She was a junior at Hillsboro High School and hoped to become a hairstylist, according to family.
While initially the only link to a suspect was a light-colored sedan seen leaving, six people—including—Muhina have since been identified.
As their investigation progressed, detectives said they found text messages between the suspects regarding their plans to destroy the car used in the alleged homicide. Muhina and the other suspects are also accused of conspiring to hire someone to kill a witness.
At least one other suspect in the shooting was taken into custody. However, Muhina has remained at large. Anyone with information on Muhina's whereabouts is asked to contact the MNPD at 615-862-8600 or Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.
Adrian Cameron, 19, has been on the run since April, according to MNPD. He's been at the top of the "Most Wanted" list for several months as police continue to search for him in connection to the death of 32-year-old rapper Chris King.
King was shot and killed just before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20. Investigators said King was hanging out with friends in an alleyway between Hayes and Church streets when they were approached by three other men.
While the interaction began "cordial," according to King's friends, the tree eventually tried to rob them. That's why gunfire rang out, injuring King and his 29-year-old friend.
Both were brought to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, but King did not survive his injuries.
Cameron, who was out on bond for the 2021 murder of 50-year-old Josh Evans at the time, was identified as a suspect in the shooting days later.
Officials believe Cameron cut his ankle monitor shortly after the shooting. Cameron has just turned 17 years old when police said he turned himself in for Evans' murder. Evans was found shot and wrapped in trash bags in the Cumberland River in September 2021.
Cameron was arrested again for gun charges in Rutherford County less than four months after turning himself in for the 2021 murder. He's now charged with criminal homicide in connection with King's death, as well as failure to appear.
However, efforts to locate him have been successful. Police said his last location is unknown.
Lagarrion Blacksmith, 35, has been toward the top of the department's "Most Wanted" list for nearly a year as police continue to search for him.
He was initially added to the list Nov. 29, 2023, after investigators were able to connect him to a deadly shooting that took place outside a Dickerson Pike bar last year.
Officers found 35-year-old Chancellor Eddins lying on the ground just outside Trvth Lounge on Feb. 18, 2023. He had been shot and later died at the scene. Another man who had also been hit by the gunfire was able to give officers an account of what happened.
According to police, the injured man told them he and Eddins had gotten into an argument with the suspect inside of the bar. Then, shots were fired as they left the location. At the time, the identity of the alleged shooter was unclear.
Months later, investigators announced Blacksmith had been identified as a suspect in the shooting. On Nov. 22, 2023, officials said arrest warrants had been issued against Blacksmith for criminal homicide, attempted homicide, and felon in possession of a handgun.
However, efforts to locate him have also reportedly been unsuccessful. His last location is unknown to authorities.
Raceme Crutcher, 22, has been on the run from police for more than a year, after he was named one of two suspects in a deadly Fourth of July shooting in 2023.
Officials said the shooting happened at the Fallbrook Apartments on Dellway Villa Road. Etabo Malanda, 16, was reportedly standing on the porch of an apartment when two armed individuals came from around the corner and confronted him.
Malanda allegedly tried to pull out a pistol that was inside his hoodie, but he was shot first. Police said he died shortly after he was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
According to investigators, four guns were recovered from the apartment, including one that was reported stolen. Crutcher and 17-year-old Jaylin Brown were reportedly connected to the crime through witness accounts.
Investigators also obtained surveillance footage and additional information from community members that they said pointed to Crutcher and Brown as suspects in the case. Officials believe the motive may have been an ongoing dispute between the suspects and Malanda.
Brown was taken into custody on Aug. 31, 2023, after police said they caught him driving a stolen car. Crutcher, however, is still on the run. He was added to the "Most Wanted" list on Nov. 15, 2023. His last location is unknown.
Irihoze Furaha, 26, is one of two new additions this week.
According to police, Furaha is wanted for a grand jury indictment on a charge of aiding and abetting an aggravated rape. His last known location was in Murfreesboro.
Freddy Sanchez-Argueta, 49, is entering his fifth week on the "Most Wanted" list. According to MNPD, Sanchez-Argueta is wanted on outstanding warrants for 12 sex crimes charges.
Charges against him include seven counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, two counts of statutory rape, two counts of rape, and one count of aggravated sexual battery involving a child under 13.
His last known location was in South Nashville.
Jamal Alhakari, 41, is wanted by the MNPD after having been indicted by a grand jury on multiple sexual abuse charges involving a victim who was unable to give consent.
The charges against him include aggravated kidnapping, sexual battery and sexual battery involving a person with a mental defect or that was incapacitated, according to the police department.
Alhakari was added to Nashville's "Most Wanted" list on Sept. 11. Officials said his last location is unknown.
Jacobi Vaughn-Moore, 32, is wanted on a grand jury indictment for aiding and abetting aggravated rape.
This is his second week on the "Most Wanted" list, having been added on Nov. 6.
His last location is unknown to authorities.
Emad Mansour, 28, is the second new addition to the "Most Wanted" list this week. According to police, Mansour is wanted on a number of charges, including six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of aggravated assault by strangulation.
His last location is unknown to police.
Marquise Willis, 29, was first added to the list last week. He is wanted by police on seven different charges, including two counts of aggravated burglary, one count of aggravated stalking, three counts of violating a no-contact order of protection, and domestic assault-fear of bodily injury.
Police do not know his last location.
