Fort Wayne Police Department news release:
Murder Arrest
Date: 8/14/2020
Location: South of Indianapolis
Time: 7:00pm
Arrested: Markquiel Derrick M/B DOB 9-3-1992
Charge: Murder
Details:
(August 15, 2020) – Fort Wayne Homicide Detectives along with Indiana State Police located and arrested Markquiel Derrick just south of Indianapolis last night just after 7:00pm. He was transported back to Fort Wayne and booked into the Allen County Jail on a charge of Murder.
The Murder charge for Derrick stems from the shooting homicide of Antonyo Stephens in the 4900 block of Harrison Street just after midnight of the 14th. Fort Wayne Detectives have been working non-stop and within 24 hours were able to piece together events of this incident. Community assistance and great police work were instrumental in bringing about this arrest.