|
 Savannah, GA
- A man wanted by the Rincon Police Department was arrested by the United
States Marshals Service on June 1, 2010.
Chris Todd Lowery, 45, was wanted by the Rincon Police Department on a
warrant for Theft by Taking a Motor Vehicle issued on May 25, 2010 in
Rincon, Georgia. Lowery allegedly stole a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am belonging to
Linda Schaffer. Lowery is also a person of interest/suspect in the death of
Schaffer. The case was being worked by the Rincon Police Department and the
Ogeechee Circuit District Attorney’s office. When it was determined that
Lowery had fled the state, the case was referred to the United States
Marshals Service Savannah Office of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task
Force for help. Numerous leads were worked by the Rincon Police and District
Attorney’s Office which suggested that Lowery may have returned to his home
state of West Virginia. The Marshals Fugitive Task Force generated leads
that placed Lowery in the Parkersburg, West Virginia area. Lowery’s parents
and other family members live in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Although family
members were contacted by telephone around May 28, 2010, by the Rincon
Police Department and put on notice that Lowery was a person of interest,
none of the family members had seen or heard from Lowery. On June 1, 2010,
the Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force discovered that Lowery
could possibly be at a local motel in the Parkersburg, West Virginia area.
The Savannah Task Force enlisted the assistance of the U.S. Marshals
Charleston, West Virginia Fugitive Task Force to try and locate Lowery. When
the West Virginia Marshals arrived in Parkersburg, WV, they began to check
all of the motels. It was determined that Lowery had been staying at the Red
Roof Inn since approximately May 28, 2010. The West Virginia Marshals then
interviewed Lowery’s parents who stated that they had not seen or heard from
Lowery. Ironically, the Red Roof Inn where Lowery was staying was only a
stone’s throw from his parent’s residence. Experience has proven that most
fugitives will run to an area where they feel comfortable and can get
support in the way of food, money, and shelter. In this case Lowery went
against the norm by not contacting family members even though he was only a
mile away. Unfortunately by the time
the Marshals got to the Red Roof Inn, Lowery had checked out. The West
Virginia Marshals enlisted the assistance of the West Virginia State Police
and the public in trying to find Lowery. At approximately 10pm on June 1,
2010, the Marshals generated new leads that placed Lowery just across the
state line into Marietta, Ohio. During a canvas of the motels in the area,
the West Virginia Marshals located the 2004 Pontiac Grand Am at a Microtel
motel.. The Marshals determined which room Lowery was in and were able to
arrest him without incident. Lowery was taken to the local jail to await
extradition back to Effingham County, 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.
|
