By KATHRYN PALON
Contributing Writer
Dion Jamel Flowers Jr., wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Anthony Owens on Lincoln Court in Jackson has been apprehended by U.S. Marshals after nearly 10 months on the run.
“Following a multi-month investigation into the events of May 16, 2025, which resulted in the death of Anthony Owens and the wounding of three other victims, all three individuals charged by the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office are now in police custody,” said Jackson County Sheriff Gary Schuette.
Flowers, 29, was arrested March 2 without incident at a residence in Morgantown West Virginia. Flowers was wanted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office for open murder, four counts of assault with the intent to murder, and various firearms violations.
Flowers and two others are alleged to have been involved in the shooting. During the shooting, four individuals were injured, and another person was killed. The other suspects, Montez White, 27, and Tyrek Rice, 28, were arrested by the U.S. Marshals in Ohio earlier this year.
The U.S. Marshals Service Mountain State Fugitive Task Force was requested to help locate Flowers after investigators learned he may have fled to the Morgantown area. Deputy U.S. Marshals were able to identify associates of Flowers in the area and identified the residence where he was hiding.
Due to the violent nature of the charges, the West Virginia State Police Special Response Team was requested to assist in the arrest. Upon entry into the residence by the SRT, Flowers was arrested without incident
Flowers is awaiting extradition back to Michigan.
