Murder, drug possession suspect apprehended at Marshall university Tuesday

A suspect wanted for murder and drug possession was apprehended in Marshall Tuesday on the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University.

According to the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office, on Sept. 19, members of the Brown-Lyon-Redwood-Renville Drug Task Force, along with members of the Marshall Police Department, apprehended 20 year old Tyrese Alonzo Johnson on the SMSU campus.

Johnson had active arrest warrants for 2nd Degree Murder from Ramsey County and 5th Degree Controlled Substance Possession from Scott County.

Law enforcement offered a special thank you to SMSU Public Safety for their assistance in this case.