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James M. Wahlrab, United States Marshal
for the Southern District of Ohio, announces the arrest of Dalcapone
Alpaccino Morris. Morris was wanted by the Dayton Police Department for
Murder, Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Burglary and
Aggravated Assault. Morris is alleged to have murdered Richard Pogue on
June 2, 2009. Police believe Pogue was shot execution style during a
drug-related robbery. Due to the severity of the crime, the Dayton
Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service made locating and arresting
him a high priority. The case was assigned to the fugitive hunting,
multi-agency task force known as the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension
Strike Team (SOFAST), which is led by the U.S. Marshals Service.
For the past two months, the SOFAST team conducted weeks of surveillance
and upwards of fifty interviews of family members, friends, and
associates of Morris. At approximately 4:30 this afternoon, their hard
work was rewarded when they received a call from one of the persons they
had interviewed simply stating, “Dalcapone is at 3011 Nicholas Street”.
Marshals and Dayton Police quickly surrounded the house and yelled for
the occupants to come to the door. To their surprise, the door was
opened by two young children. A search of the house initially failed to
locate Morris (or any adult) in the house. Marshals then entered the
attic and found it full of insulation. Based on their years of
experience and number of fugitives they had previously found hiding in
attic insulation, the Marshals immediately began to sift through the
insulation. Almost immediately, they observed clothing and then Morris
himself buried under the insulation. Morris was quickly removed from the
insulation and placed in handcuffs. Morris was transported to the Dayton
Police Safety Building where he was turned over to Dayton Police
Homicide detectives.
SOFAST in the Miami Valley area is comprised of the following federal,
state, and local law enforcement agencies: United States Marshals
Service, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Clark
County Sheriffs Office, Darke County Sheriffs Office, Preble County
Sheriffs Office, Dayton Police Department, German Township Police
Department, Germantown Police Department, Greenville Police Department,
Miamisburg Police Department, Moraine Police Department, New Lebanon
Police Department, Perry Township Police Department, Springfield Police
Department, and the Trotwood Police Department.
The U.S. Marshals Service was America’s first federal law enforcement
agency and each year arrests more fugitives than all other federal law
enforcement agencies combined.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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