{"id":672702,"date":"2026-09-22T18:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=672702"},"modified":"2026-09-22T18:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:21:59","slug":"police-raid-a-memphis-motel-and-find-a-six-figure-haul-of-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=672702","title":{"rendered":"Police raid a Memphis motel and find a six-figure haul \u2014 of chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rf-chicken-thomas-iversen-4w8fgdvyume-unsplash-1200x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Authorities have revealed that 12 people have been arrested after a massive chicken heist on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>You read that correctly; a shocking $250,000 worth of chicken was stolen from a semi-truck in Memphis, Tennessee, and now a dozen people are facing charges in connection with that crime. Javunte Johnson was among them, and he is facing charges of \u201caggravated robbery, theft of property $60,000-$250,000, and convicted felon in possession of a handgun,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/2026\/09\/16\/13-people-arrested-after-caught-stealing-250k-chicken-semi-trailer-officals-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Action News 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">13 people arrested after being caught stealing $250K of chicken from semi-trailer, officials say <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nGfaPm7NHI\">https:\/\/t.co\/nGfaPm7NHI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KCRG-TV9 (@KCRG) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KCRG\/status\/2100415713592615388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAuthorities located Johnson, along with 12 other individuals, unloading stolen pallets of chicken, valued at $250,000, from an 18-wheeler in the back parking lot of an Economy Inn on Lamar Avenue near Old Getwell Road,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMemphis Police said during the investigation, officers determined that the merchandise being unloaded had been stolen. Detectives also recovered three firearms, approximately $110,000 worth of stolen merchandise, and deadly drugs, including fentanyl and cocaine,\u201d the article continued.<\/p>\n<p>Also arrested and charged were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexis Pike \u2013 Evading arrest and theft of property less than $ 1,000 (X2)<\/li>\n<li>Robert Wilson \u2013 Evading arrest and theft of property $60,000-$250,000<\/li>\n<li>Samuel Jackson \u2013 Possession of a controlled substance with the intent to manufacture\/deliver\/sell (cocaine) and theft of property $60,000-$250,000<\/li>\n<li>Marcellous McKinney \u2013 Evading arrest and theft of property $60,000-$250,000<\/li>\n<li>Quantrivious Shavers \u2013 Possession of a controlled substance with the intent to manufacture\/deliver\/sell (fentanyl); convicted felon in possession of a handgun and theft of property $60,000-$250,000<\/li>\n<li>Jessie Moore \u2013 Evading arrest and convicted felon in possession of a handgun<\/li>\n<li>John Shipp, Rico Jackson, Robert Dishmon, Trashawn Featherson and Devean Hoyle \u2013 Theft of property $60,000-$250,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The suspects range in age from 21 to 56, with most of them being aged 35 or older.<\/p>\n<p>X users had a lot to say about the story:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Either that\u2019s a lot of chicken or inflation has gotten way out of hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hank Meyer (@realHankMeyer) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realHankMeyer\/status\/2101661706611224707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I get heisting Chocolate bars. They have a longer shelf life. What do you do with all that Chicken though? That\u2019d be one hell of a cookout.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jussum, Guy (@Jussum_Guy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jussum_Guy\/status\/2101635236199043444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">they\u2019d rather be in and out of jail their whole life than just settle down and work a normal 9-5<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 wayoffbutwayon (@wayoffbutwayon) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wayoffbutwayon\/status\/2100523114874417515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Curious if anyone on the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MEM_Council?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MEM_Council<\/a> knows any of them since they want to get rid of the Task Force that\u2019s actually bringing crime down instead of hiding stats.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 n0d342 (@n0d342) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/n0d342\/status\/2100286778347323897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Getting busted trying to steal a quarter million dollars worth of yet to be fried chicken is the most Memphis thing I\u2019ve ever heard in my life.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Intentional Fowler (@olemissbydamn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/olemissbydamn\/status\/2100288480823664640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rf-chicken-thomas-iversen-4w8fgdvyume-unsplash-1200x630.jpg\" title=\"Police raid a Memphis motel and find a six-figure haul \u2014 of chicken\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities have revealed that 12 people have been arrested after a massive chicken heist on Tuesday. You read that correctly; a shocking $250,000 worth of chicken was stolen from a semi-truck in Memphis, Tennessee, and now a dozen people are facing charges in connection with that crime. Javunte Johnson was among them, and he is&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=672702\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Police raid a Memphis motel and find a six-figure haul \u2014 of chicken<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-672702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=672702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672702\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=672702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=672702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=672702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}