Arkansas parolee arrested for fatal beating 12-28-2010

U.S. MARSHALS CONFIRMED TUESDAY THE ARREST OF A MURDER SUSPECT INVOLVED IN THE KILLING OF A FORMER CLEVELAND RESIDENT. FEDERAL MARSHALS ARRESTED ARKANSAS PAROLEE CEDRIC BURKS, 36, SOUGHT IN THE FATAL BEATING OF MEMPHIS SCHOOL TEACHER MAGGIE WRIGHT, FORMERLY FROM CLEVELAND.  DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL LAMONT RUFFIN REPORTED THAT THE BURKS WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY AT A BUS STATION IN LAS VEGAS.  WRIGHT HAD BEEN LAST SEEN LEAVING A TUNICA CASINO EARLY DECEMBER 19. LATER THAT DAY, WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS POLICE FOUND HER BODY NEAR RAILROAD TRACKS.  HER BODY WAS IDENTIFIED THREE DAYS LATER, WITH WEST MEMPHIS ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE DONALD OAKES SAYING THE 58-YEAR-OLD WRIGHT HAD BEEN BEATEN SO BADLY AUTHORITIES HAD TO USE FINGERPRINTS TO IDENTIFY HER.  BURKS IS BEING HELD IN THE CLARK COUNTY JAIL IN NEVADA.