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Albuquerque, NM - On February 29, 2012
Deputies with the United States Marshals Service arrested accused human
trafficking offender Rufus Byers. Byers has been wanted since December 2011 and
was featured on last Friday's America's Most Wanted. Agents with the New Mexico
Attorney General’s Office (NMAGO) and The United States Marshals Service worked
closely to locate Byers.
Byers was initially arrested on December 5, 2011, posted bond, and was released
from the Metropolitan Detention Center on December 9, 2011. He then fled New
Mexico. Byers had been indicted and a bench warrant for his arrest was issued
December 15, 2011. Byers is charged with one (1) count Human Trafficking; one
(1) count Promoting Prostitution; and, one (1) count Accepting the Earnings of a
Prostitute.
Agents with the NMAGO and the United States Marshals Service Developed
information that Byers was possibly in Texas, and then referred the case to the
Marshals Service’s Joint East Texas Fugitive (JETF) Task Force for
investigation. Deputies and JETF Task Force Officers in Texas were able to
locate and arrest Byers in Dallas, Texas on February 29, 2012.
United States Marshal for the District of New Mexico Conrad E. Candelaria "the
Marshals Service is known for its effectiveness in pursuing violent fugitives,
despite the rigors and challenges that might be faced and always mindful that
with investigative perseverance the results are the arrests of dangerous
fugitives that will no longer harm innocent members of our communities. The
Marshals Service recognizes the extraordinary partnerships that are consistently
relied upon and fortunately the District of New Mexico is partners with the New
Mexico Attorney General's Office and testament of this great partnership is the
arrest of this dangerous fugitive that will now have to answer to the many
crimes committed".
Additional information about the
U.S. Marshals Service can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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