Suspect in Memphis officer's death says he's no coward

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The man accused of killing a Memphis police officer had a few words for the department's director when he turned himself in, ending a manhunt that dragged on for two days.

"I want you to know that one, I'm not a cold-blooded killer," Tremaine Wilbourn told the director, who said he spoke briefly with the suspect. "And two, I am not a coward."

Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong had used that word to describe Wilbourn, accused of killing officer Sean Bolton when he interrupted a drug deal on Saturday night. He evaded police for two days, despite a warrant for his arrest on a charge of first-degree murder and a growing reward for his capture.

Wilbourn turned himself in to federal marshals just after 4:50 p.m. Monday. His family and his lawyer accompanied him there, officials said.

"I think he felt the walls closing in," Armstrong said.

Shelby County court records posted online show Wilbourn has been officially charged in the shooting and was being held on $9 million bond. Wilbourn has a court appearance scheduled for Wednesday.