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San Jose, CA – U.S. Marshal Don O’Keefe is proud to
announce the arrest of Jarek Brown, wanted for multiple armed robberies, armed
carjackings, and assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer.
On Tuesday, December 20, 2011, Milpitas police detectives were in San Jose
conducting an investigation into a carjacking that happened on December 7, 2011.
At approximately 8:40am, police saw the suspect, Jarek Brown, jump into a car
and speed away. After a brief chase, Brown crashed the vehicle and fled on foot,
entering a home of an elderly man and stealing his car keys. Brown then used the
man’s vehicle to escape from police, crashing into a San Jose police motorcycle
which was being used in a police roadblock. Brown fled the scene and was able to
elude capture.
Yesterday afternoon, March 12, 2012, Mexican officials, along with United States
Marshals Service personnel, were conducting surveillance at the suspected
location of Jarek Brown directly south of the border in Mexicali, Mexico. At
some point, the suspect became aware of the surveillance and a high-speed
pursuit ensued. Brown, along with his brother Isaac Brown, eventually crashed
the vehicle they were using. Both were taken to the hospital and are now in the
custody of the United States Marshals Service.
The U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of California, Don O’Keefe, stated,
“This is an example of how our multi-jurisdictional agencies work for one common
goal, to show that out-of-country fugitives can’t escape justice by fleeing the
United States. The United States Marshal’s Task Force brings together the
resources and expertise of state, local, and federal agencies in a coordinated
effort to arrest dangerous and violent fugitives.”
Participating in the investigation and subsequent arrest of Brown were the
United States Marshals Service Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force,
the Santa Clara Co. Sheriff’s Department, San Jose Police Department, Milpitas
Police Department, California Parole Fugitive Apprehension Team, and the US
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The U.S. Marshals Service is the primary federal agency charged with conducting
fugitive investigations throughout the United States. The U.S. Marshals Service
regularly works in concert with other federal, state, and local law enforcement
agencies to seek out and arrest violent fugitives and sex offenders, and has
established task forces throughout the nation to facilitate the apprehension of
fugitives.
Additional information about the
U.S. Marshals Service can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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