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 A Savannah man listed as number two on the
Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department's (SCMPD) Most Wanted list was
arrested by the United States Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task
Force, SCMPD K-9, SCMPD Detectives, Savannah Impact Officers, and SCMPD
Trap Officers in Savannah, Georgia on September 21, 2009.
Lenard Kearse, 21, was being sought a state warrants for Aggravated
Assault and a violent carjacking. The Aggravated Assault warrant was
issued for an incident that occurred in the 1800 Block of 38th. The
violent carjacking happened in the area of Webster Street and Skidaway
Road. Kearse ran from a trailer on Duval Street and was captured near
Savannah High School.
The Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, SCMPD K-9, SCMPD
Detectives, SCMPD Patrol Officers, Savannah Impact Officers, and SCMPD
Trap Officers were following a lead looking for another suspect, Roland
Parker and went to a on Duval Street. The investigators ordered three
males and a female out of the trailer. When asked if anyone else was in
the trailer, the response was another male. As investigators were
attempting to go into the trailer, a male ran from the trailer, jumped a
fence, and ran in the area of Savannah High School. As there were plenty
of officers in the area, he did not get far and was apprehended. As it
turned out, he was not the fugitive Roland Parker who they were
initially after. The man who ran from the trailer turned out to be
Lenard Kearse. By this capture of Kearse, investigators were able to
take a SCMPD Most Wanted guy off the street. This case is another
excellent example of inter-agency cooperation. Working together we can
make a difference.
Annually, investigations carried out by the U.S. Marshals result in the
apprehension of approximately 36, 000 federal fugitives. More federal
fugitives are arrested by the Marshals Service than all other federal
agencies combined.
The Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force has three offices:
Atlanta, Macon, and Savannah. The task force covers the whole state of
Georgia. The Savannah Office of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task
Force is a team comprised of investigators from the Georgia Department
of Corrections, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department, the Savannah
Chatham Metropolitan Police Department and the United States Marshals
Service. The task force objective is to seek out and arrest fugitives
charged with violent crimes, drug crimes, sex offenders, and other
felonies. Last year, U.S. Marshals Task Forces arrested more than 58,600
state and local fugitives on felony charges.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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