Native Memphian is new No. 2 at US Marshals Service — and said there’s no end in sight for Task Force
FBI agents, U.S. Park Police officers and a U.S. Marshals Service agent conduct a traffic stop outside the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy on Aug 22, 2025, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP file)
In the early 2000s, Stephanie Creasy was investigating drug trafficking in Memphis with the Drug Enforcement Administration through a partnership with her employer, the U.S. Marshals Service.
What started as a marijuana-trafficking investigation later turned into the arrest of one of Memphis’ most notorious drug kingpins, Craig Petties, and the takedown of his criminal enterprise.
“He was a huge (Floyd) Mayweather fan, so we always wondered if we were going to get him front row at a Mayweather fight,” she told The Daily Memphian in a recent interview.
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Aarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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