The search for Tangela and Eric Parker, the Alexander County couple charged in connection with a fatal furniture plant shooting in Hickory, is now four weeks old.
Tangela Parker faces a murder charge in the death of Phelifia Marlow, her coworker at the plant. Eric Parker is charged with accessory after the fact.
U.S. Marshal Deputy Commander Brian Alfano said said the search has been expanded to the entire East Coast. The reward has been raised to $10,000.
Officers have conducted aerial searches in places like Caldwell County in an effort to find the couple’s vehicle, a beige 2019 Honda CRV with license plate FAM5669.
Tangela Parker’s phone was found in Caldwell County's Collettsville area.
The U.S. Marshals Service also has received tips from multiple states. Confidential tips can be submitted by calling 877-WANTED2 or online at www.usmarshals.gov/tips.
“We’ll never stop until they’re found,” Alfano said of the search. “We’ll never stop working day and night, putting every resource we have available at our fingertips in an effort to apprehend these guys.”
Alexander County residents Tangela Parker (left) and Eric Parker are wanted in connection with a Jan. 13 murder at TCS Designs.
Murder suspect Tangela Parker is seen in this photo released on the Hickory Police Department's Facebook page.
Tangela Parker
Eric Parker
Tangela Parker, seen here in a new photo released by the Hickory Police Department, is still on the run a week after the fatal shooting of Phelifia Marlow at TCS Designs.
Tangela Parker
Eric Parker
Kevin Griffin, kgriffin@hickoryrecord.com, is the City of Hickory reporter at the Hickory Daily Record.
