Young Dolph Murder Suspect Captured and Arrested by U.S. Marshals

Young Dolph Suspected Killer Captured

1/11/2022 2:58 PM PT

The man who cops say gunned down Young Dolph is in custody ... after a manhunt which resulted in his capture.

23-year-old Justin Johnson was taken in by U.S. Marshals Officers Tuesday in Indiana, he's wanted on a slew of charges out of Memphis ... including first-degree murder.

As we reported ... cops announced Wednesday Johnson was wanted for murdering Young Dolph ... and Johnson went on social media Saturday to announce plans to turn himself in come Monday ... which he didn't do.

Johnson, who claims he is innocent, was on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted list ... and law enforcement says he has ties to organized crime.

Johnson's a Memphis-area rapper who goes by the name Straight Drop ... and he appears to have shot a music video back in the day at the same home where cops retrieved what they believe is the getaway car used the day Dolph was shot and killed.