Madison County, TN – After a coordinated investigation by the U.S. Marshals Service
(USMS) in the Districts of West Tennessee and Oregon, Walter Leonard Smalls, age 69, of
Grants Pass, Oregon, was arrested May 18, 2025, for failure to appear for possession of a
controlled substance with intent in Madison County, Tennessee.

On May 3, 2023, a Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped an RV on I-40 for traffic
violations. A probable cause search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 437 pounds of
vacuum sealed packages of marijuana, 800 THC cartridges, 84 mushroom chocolate bars,
27 edible mushroom packages, 24 packs of THC edibles, and approximately 1 pound of THC
wax.

Walter Smalls was arrested and transported to the Madison County Jail. He was later
released on bond.

After failing to appear for an August 12, 2024, arraignment in Madison County Circuit
Court, a warrant was issued for Small’s arrest.

The fugitive case was adopted by the USMS Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force in
Jackson (TRVFTF). The task force developed information that Smalls was back in Oregon
and provided investigative leads to the USMS Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task
Force.

On May 18, 2025, the task force found Smalls at a residence in Wolf Creek, Oregon and
took him into custody. He is being held at the Josephine County (Oregon) Jail.