On December 26, 2007 a homicide warrant was issued for Pearson out of San Bernadino, CA. This warrant was issued after Pearson allegedly shot a man, he did not know, 8 times with a sawed-off rifle on Christmas Eve 2007. Shortly after this warrant was issued Pearson, a California parolee, was also charged with Parole Violations.

The U.S. Marshals Pacific South West Regional Fugitive Task Force (PSWRFTF) and the California Department of Corrections - Inland Empire Fugitive Apprehension Team (IE-FAT) conducted an intense fugitive investigation of this violent offender and learned that Pearson fled to Memphis, TN shortly after the homicide. In September, 2008, the PSWRFTF requested the assistance of the MSFTF in locating and apprehending Pearson. Western District of Tennessee U.S. Marshal David G. Jolley noted: "Pearson is another prime example as to why the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Forces were created. In the past year alone we have tracked and apprehended several violent local fugitives across the United States and we have apprehended others from across the United States in our community. The task forces insure there is no safe place in the United States for fugitives to run to much less to hide."

The Mid-South Fugitive Task Force is composed of members fro the U. S. Marshals Service, the
Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, and the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole.

Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at http://www.usmarshals.gov.