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Deangelo Bills Arrested in Memphis for Violent Whitehaven Robbery

Suspect found in vacant building with stolen gun and fentanyl

by Amelia Crawford

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Deangelo Bills, 44, was arrested Monday night after Memphis police found him inside an abandoned building on Crump Boulevard with a stolen firearm and fentanyl.

Bills, who goes by the nickname “Wild,” was wanted for a violent robbery that occurred on October 11, 2024, in Whitehaven. Authorities say he shot a man in the lower back before robbing him of $300 on Tulane Road.

A witness in a nearby apartment complex identified Bills as the shooter, and on October 24, 2024, the victim also picked him out of a six-person lineup. However, he was not immediately taken into custody.

His arrest came Monday night when police responded to a suspicious person call at an abandoned building on Crump Boulevard. Officers discovered Bills inside the old Metro Shopping Plaza and found a stolen gun beneath his feet. Police also recovered 16 grams of fentanyl and said Bills provided a false identity during questioning.

Records indicate that Bills is a convicted felon who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2015.

He is now charged with especially aggravated robbery, weapons offenses, and drug possession. Bills is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.

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