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Sanford, FL - A man
wanted by the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police
Department was arrested by the United States Marshals
Service Orlando Office of the Florida Regional Fugitive Task
Force in Sanford, Florida on February 16, 2010.
Davin Miquel Thomas, 24, was
wanted by the Savannah Chatham Metro Police Department on a
warrant issued on December 23, 2009, charging him with
Robbery by Sudden Snatching. The victim in the case had a
bank bag containing approximately $22,000 in cash. Thomas
snatched the bag from the victim and fled.
The case was referred to the United States Marshals Service
Savannah Office of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task
Force in February 2010, to locate and arrest Miller. An
intensive investigation was conducted by the Savannah Office
of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force which
indicated that Thomas had fled the Savannah, Georgia area
and was possibly in Sanford, Florida at the home of his
mother. The Savannah Regional Task Force provided this
information to the Orlando Office of the Florida Regional
Fugitive Task Force in the early morning hours of February
16, 2010 for assistance. Due to the nature of the crimes,
the Orlando Task Force immediately began their investigation
to follow up on the leads from the Savannah Task Force. At
approximately five o’clock am on February 16, 2010, Orlando
Task Force investigators went the address of 5222 Hawkstone
Drive in Sanford, Florida and arrested Thomas. Thomas was
taken to the Orange County Jail to await extradition
proceedings back to Georgia.
Annually, investigations carried out by the U.S. Marshals
result in the apprehension of over 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. In
2009, U.S. Marshals led task forces arrested more than
90,000 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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