U.S. Marshals Service News

U.S. Marshals Service Roll Call of Honor

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:01:01 GMT

On January 11, 1794, Robert Forsyth, U.S. Marshal for the District of Georgia, was shot and killed while attempting to serve civil papers. He was the first law enforcement officer in the United States of America to be killed in the line of duty.
Since then, over 200 federal Marshals, Deputy Marshals, Special Deputy Marshals and Marshals guards have given their lives in service to their nation. The U.S. Marshals Service honors their memory and their sacrifice by listing their names on a roll call of honor found on www.usmarshals.gov.

Based on historical research, additional names are added to this list. Three new names have been added to the Roll Call:

William Duncan Deputy U.S. Marshal October 8, 1910

William H. Guyse Deputy U.S. Marshal April 23, 1896

Thomas R. Madden Deputy U.S. Marshal April 19, 1896

Suspect in Child Homicide Case Arrested

Thu, 08 May 2008 20:42:55 GMT

May 08, 2008 - The Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST), along with the Columbus Division of Police, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, arrested Jermaine Riley. Riley has been wanted since November 2007 for Possession with Intent to Distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine and for using a firearm in the commission of the offense. Riley was recently named as a suspect in the murder case of 9 year old Kiyana-Shae Meilke.

Arrest of Alleged Sex Offender Fugitive in Baldwin County, Alabama

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:08:55 GMT

May 08, 2008 - On the afternoon of May 07, 2008, the U.S. Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Francisco Hernandez-Almendares, 26, on a warrant issued in December of 2006 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana charging him with aggravated rape of a child under 13 years old. Acting on a lead sent by the Eastern District of Louisiana U.S. Marshals Service Crescent Star Fugitive Task Force (CSFTF), Hernandez-Almendares was arrested in Baldwin County, Alabama after a traffic stop initiated by the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force and local law enforcement.

U.S. Marshals Arrest Injured Burglary Suspect Two Weeks After His Release From Grady Memorial Hospital

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:18:12 GMT

May 07, 2008 - Atlanta, GA - On May 6, 2008, investigators with the U.S. Marshal Service's Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) apprehended Darick Randolph Jordan at a relative's house in College Park, Georgia. Jordan was wanted by the Douglas County, GA Sheriff's Office for four counts of burglary. Injured after crashing his fleeing vehicle, Jordan had been in Grady Memorial Hospital until he was released without notification to law enforcement.

The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force Arrests Murder Suspect Damiee Kendrick Johnson

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:21:15 GMT

May 07, 2008 - On 05/06/2008 the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force along with the Temple Police Department, Harker Heights Police Department, and the Killeen Police Department arrested 18-year old Damiee Kendrick Johnson at an apartment complex in Harker Heights. Johnson and 28-year old Rico Doyle are both accused of shooting 18-year old Tyrone Haskins this past September, then leaving him to die in the street.

U.S. Marshals Service Crescent Star Fugitive Task Force Arrest Vagrant Federal Parole Violator

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:20:22 GMT

May 06, 2008 - On May 05, 2008, the Eastern District of Louisiana U.S. Marshals Service Crescent Star Fugitive Task Force (CSFTF) arrested Darryl Dwight McQuillion (AKA: Gregory Galloway) at a local homeless shelter on Camp St. New Orleans, LA. McQuillion, 58, was wanted on a federal parole violations warrant by the U.S. Marshals Service for violating the conditions of his federal parole on 1985 and 1986 convictions for armed bank robbery in San Francisco, CA. He was also wanted by the Milwaukee, WI Police Department for an April 2008 warrant charging him with bank robbery.

Sex Offender Fugitive Caught by U.S. Marshals

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:18:48 GMT

May 05, 2008 - A high level sex offender who had fled the state to avoid arrest was captured late Saturday morning in downtown Tucson, AZ by U.S. Marshals. Shane G. Vaudry, 32, was arrested on May 3, 2007 at the Greyhound bus station after returning to Arizona from North Carolina. Vaudry was wanted by the Benson Police Department for failing to update his sex offender registration and also had an outstanding Tucson Police Department warrant.

Task Force Arrest, Eastern District of Louisiana

Mon, 05 May 2008 17:10:31 GMT

May 05, 2008 - On 5/2/08, Robert Thomas Franks was arrested in New Orleans, Louisiana by investigators from the Crescent Star Fugitive Task Force (CSFTF). Franks was wanted by the Honolulu, Hawaii Police Department for invasion of privacy. Honolulu PD detectives say that Franks allegedly video recorded his stepdaughters with a camera hidden a bathroom of their residence on multiple occasions.

U.S. Marshals Capture Alleged Child Rapist

Sat, 03 May 2008 20:56:55 GMT

May 02, 2008 - Phoenix, Ariz. – This afternoon members of the U.S. Marshals led Phoenix High Intensity Drug Task Force (HIDTA) Fugitive Task Force arrested an alleged child rapist from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lance Kelly, 51, was wanted by the Albuquerque Police Department after it was alleged that he raped a 10 year old girl. Shortly after the issuance of an arrest warrant for Lance Kelly, Detectives from the Albuquerque Police Department and Deputy U.S. Marshals in Albuquerque conducted a joint fugitive investigation which developed information that Kelly was living in the Phoenix area. This morning the information was quickly relayed to the U.S. Marshals in Phoenix. After a brief surveillance Deputy U.S. Marshals and Task Force Officers located Kelly in an apartment at 85th Ave and Peoria Ave, at which time Kelly was arrested. Kelly was booked into the Maricopa County Jail and is awaiting extradition back to Albuquerque, NM.

Camden County Murder Suspect Captured

Fri, 02 May 2008 19:51:15 GMT

May 02, 2008 - A fugitive wanted by the Kingsland Police Department was arrested by the U.S. Marshals South Florida Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team in Florida City, Florida based on information generated by the Savannah Office of the Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force. Amos Southall, 27, was being sought on a warrant issued in Kingsland/Camden County, Georgia charging him with Murder.

Screven County Murder Suspect Captured

Fri, 02 May 2008 15:28:48 GMT

May 02, 2008 - A fugitive wanted by the Sylvania Police Department was arrested by the U.S. Marshals New York /New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force in Brooklyn, New York on May 1, 2008, based on information generated by the Savannah Office of the Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force. Tyoune Hasheen Young, 17, was being sought on warrants issued in Sylvania, Georgia charging him with Murder.

The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force Announces the Arrest of Confirmed Mexican Mafia Member by the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force

Fri, 02 May 2008 13:25:31 GMT

May 01, 2008 - The United States Marshals Service (USMS) sponsored Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) requested the assistance of the USMS sponsored Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force in the arrest of 28 year old Jimmy Mendoza of San Antonio, Texas after learning he was hiding in California. Mendoza has a significant criminal history to include Weapons Charges. Also a confirmed member of the Mexican Mafia, Mendoza was considered to be armed and dangerous.

U.S. Marshals / Ft. Worth Police Department close out Crimestoppers Billboard with the arrest of New Orleans Police Department’s Murder Suspect Devin Garrison

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:53:22 GMT

April 30, 2008 - Members of the U.S. Marshals Dallas Fort Worth Fugitive Task Force along with the Fort Worth Police Department arrested Devin Garrison after a brief high speed pursuit and subsequent foot chase in Fort Worth, Texas. Garrison, 18, is wanted in connection with the shooting death of Rigobero Duvon that occurred during an armed robbery on November 28, 2007 in New Orleans.

U.S. Marshal Involved in a Shooting After Nearly Being Run Down By a Violent Fugitive

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:01:32 GMT

April 30, 2008 - Investigators from the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Reuben Levy, 35. During the arrest, a USMS investigator in fear for his life fired at Levy as he was being dragged through the Rite Aid parking lot by Levy’s vehicle. Levy attempted to flee using the motor vehicle and led investigators on a short but high speed chase only to be captured less than 2 miles from the original location. Levy was located hiding in a shed and was non-compliant at the time of his arrest.

Homicide Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:00:36 GMT

April 30, 2008 - On April 29, 2008, a West Palm Beach Florida man, Ricardo David Funes-Valle 20, was arrested in the Tampa Bay Area. After investigations by the City of West Palm Beach Police Department into the Murder of Scott E. Graham, Ricardo David Funes-Valle was identified a suspect based on crime scene evidence.

Fugitive Task Force to Host Training for Local Law Enforcement Agencies

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:32:38 GMT

April 29, 2008 - The Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force, sponsored by the United States Marshals Service, is slated to hold two one day training seminars for state and local law enforcement agencies in east Texas. The first seminar will be held May 21, 2008 at the Collin County Community College in McKinney with the second to be held on May 22, 2008 at the Tyler Junior College (West Campus) in Tyler. The seminars will focus on cutting edge law enforcement techniques for tracking down and apprehending violent criminals who are on the run from the law and do not want to be caught.

State of Michigan Escapee Captured after 32 Years on the Run

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:38:10 GMT

April 28, 2008 - The old adage “You can run, but you can’t hide” finally caught up with Susan Lefevre. Lefevre was sentenced in Saginaw County, MI on 02/27/1975 to a prison term of 10-20 years for conspiracy to violate drug laws and violation of drug laws. Lefevre served approximately one year at the Women’s Division, Detroit House of Corrections (currently the Robert Scott Correctional Facility) in Plymouth, MI. She walked away from the prison on 02/26/1976. She was charged with Escape and a warrant was issued by the State of Michigan on 02/27/1976.

Glynn County Sex Offender Captured

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:01:28 GMT

April 25, 2008 - A fugitive wanted by the Glynn County Sheriff’s Department was by the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force in Rochester, New York on April 25, 2008, based on information generated by the Savannah Office of the Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force. John Cunningham, 27, was being sought on warrants issued in Glynn County, Georgia charging him with Probation Violation and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

Man Arrested in 2004 Juarez-Homicide Case

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:00:40 GMT

April 25, 2008 - El Paso, TX - United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas, LaFayette Collins announces the arrest of Rodolfo Medina wanted in Juarez, Mexico for a 2004 Homicide.

Child Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:59:53 GMT

April 25, 2008 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested 21 year old Adrian Jesus Guia Jr. of Kerrville, Texas after his expulsion from the Republic of Mexico. Guia is charged by indictment in Kerrville, Texas for Sexual Assault of a Child. Guia fled the Kerrville area before he was arrested and became a fugitive living in Coahuila, Mexico to avoid prosecution in this case.

U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force Arrests Three, Charges Include: Attempted Homicide, Sex Offender Absconder and Aggravated Assault with a Firearm

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:58:49 GMT

April 25, 2008 - Three fugitives were arrested by the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force. Ricardo Cortez Cook of Tallahassee, FL was wanted for the offense of Attempted Homicide-Willful Kill Premeditated, Aggravated Battery Causing Bodily Harm, and Violation of Probation stemming from an original offense of Marijuana Possession with Intent to Sell. Gary Burgess, a Florida registered sex offender, was wanted for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration and Failure to Notify Change of Residence within 48 hours. Anthony Antonio Blake, of Tallahassee, FL, was wanted on warrants for Aggravated Assault with a Firearm and Discharging a Firearm in Public.

SAVANNAH MURDER SUSPECT CAPTURED

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:31:39 GMT

April 24, 2008 - A fugitive wanted by Savannah Police Department for Double Homicide, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offender Squad in Houston, Texas based on leads sent to them by the U.S. Marshals Savannah Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force. New leads generated by the Marshals Service indicated that Gonzales had fled the Savannah, Georgia and was possibly on a bus headed to Texas. The Savannah Task Force passed the information to the Marshals’ Task Forces in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio to await the arrival of possible buses to major cities in Texas.

Strike Team Arrest Suspects in Capital Murder

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:40:34 GMT

April 24, 2008 - Strike Team Officers from the Fort Worth Police Department, along with Deputy United States Marshals arrested Jay Allen and Malcolm Strickland on charges of Capital Murder. Allen and Strickland are considered suspects in the murder of Michael Myers, 59, during the robbery of the Best Western located in Fort Worth, TX. Myers was shot multiple times during the robbery which occurred at approximately on April 21, 2008.

Second Martinsville Murder Suspect Captured in North Carolina

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:10:20 GMT

April 23, 2008 - The second of two murder suspects wanted in the death of Barry Hairston who died March 30 from wounds he sustained in a shooting incident at the Deep Blue Seafood on September 30, 2007 in Martinsville was captured by U.S. Marshals from Greensboro, NC on Tuesday. Corey Demon Turner, 30, of Martinsville was arrested without incident after marshals spotted him leaving a residence in Burlington, NC.

Sexual Predator Captured

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:10:58 GMT

April 23, 2008 - A sexual predator fugitive wanted by the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department for a Felony Probation Violation was arrested by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Department. Stephen Alexander Bell was being sought on a Probation Violation Warrant issued in Savannah, Georgia charging him with violating his probation for the removal of the state mandated monitoring device. Bell was declared a sexual predator by the Sexual Offender Review Board on March 14, 2008.

America’s Most Wanted Fugitive Captured in Holden

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:30:03 GMT

April 22, 2008 - An Ascension Parish fugitive profiled on the FOX television program America’s Most Wanted and digital billboards all over the Southern United States was arrested Monday night in Holden, Louisiana. John Ryan Stephens was wanted by the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office for failing to appear for trial in December of 2002. Middle Louisiana Fugitive Task Force Investigators used tips from callers who saw AMW and the Crime Stoppers “wanted posters” to end Stephens’ almost six year run.

Savannah Murder Suspect Captured

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:56:05 GMT

April 21, 2008 - A fugitive wanted by Savannah Police Department for Murder was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department (SCMPD) Trap Unit in Savannah, GA. Jarnard M. Williams, 18, was being sought on a Bench Warrant issued in Savannah, Georgia charging him with Murder, Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm in Committing a Crime, and Theft By Receiving Stolen Property.

Task Force Takes Down West Side Robber

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:16:50 GMT

April 17, 2008 - Keenan Parks, wanted on charges of Aggravated Robbery, has been arrested by the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST). The SOFAST is a team of law enforcement officers lead by the U.S. Marshals Service. The suspect was arrested in Columbus, OH without incident.

Former Business Executive Still on the Run

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:51:33 GMT

April 17, 2008 - The hunt for former National Century Financial Enterprises Inc. executive Rebecca Parrett continues. On March 28, 2008 a U.S. District court judge issued an arrest warrant for Parrett after she failed to report to the Pretrial Services Office near her home in Carefree, Arizona. Parrett was convicted on several counts of fraud on March 13, 2008 and was facing up to 20 years in prison on the more serious counts. Victims in the case suffered losses totaling $2 billion.

Task Force Arrest, Middle District of Louisiana

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:58:39 GMT

April 17, 2008 - Investigators from the Middle Louisiana Fugitive Task Force arrested Richard C. Lockett. Lockett was wanted by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office for Attempted 1st Degree Murder in connection with a February 2, 2008 incident. Lockett is accused of shooting the victim during an attempted robbery outside the victim’s residence.

Williamson County Sexual Assault Suspect Nabbed After 12 Years on the Run

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:58:52 GMT

April 16, 2008 - Austin, TX - Keith Thomas Carreker, 53 of Bokoshe, Oklahoma was arrested by the Eastern Oklahoma Fugitive Task Force, without incident this afternoon after it was determined through local investigation conducted by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force that Carreker had fled from Williamson County in 1996 after he was indicted for sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child by contact.

U.S. Marshals Capture Last Suspect in the Home Invasion and Murder of a 66 year Old Man and Assault of 88 Year Old Aunt

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:41:13 GMT

April 16, 2008 - Atlanta, GA - Investigators from the U.S. Marshal’s Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Cordaro Burrell, 18. Burrell was the last of three suspects to be captured for the home invasion and murder of Herman Upshaw, 66 a partially disabled man Atlanta man and the aggravated assault of an 88 year old woman.

Over 200 Fugitives Arrested During Valley-Wide Round-Up

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:32:32 GMT

April 16, 2008 - Phoenix, AZ - From April 7-11, Phoenix valley law enforcement partners collaborated on “Operation Justice”, a one week fugitive round-up in honor of “National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Operation Justice netted valley law enforcement partners 236 fugitives wanted throughout Maricopa County. In addition to arresting these fugitives, 16 weapons were taken off the streets and 1 missing juvenile was found.

U.S. MARSHALS ARREST SUBJECT WANTED IN SLAYING IN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:44:19 GMT

April 15, 2008 - Atlanta, GA – On April 15, 2008, Investigators with the U.S. Marshal Service’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) apprehended Timothy Wayne Garrison, Jr. at a residence in Hapeville, Georgia. Acting on a investigative leads developed by the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force (GCRFTF) in Birmingham, Alabama, SERFTF investigators were able to track Garrison to an associate’s house on North Avenue in Hapeville. Garrison was wanted by the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) for Capital Murder.

Strike Team Arrests Suspect in Cab Driver’s Murder

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:43:12 GMT

April 15, 2008 - Strike Team Officers from the Dallas Police Department and Dallas County Sheriffs Department along with Deputy United States Marshals arrested Eric Christopher Hodges in Alvarado, Texas. Hodges is considered a suspect in the murder of Lois Jean Ivory, 53, of De Soto, who was found shot to death in her cab in west Grand Prairie around 9:00pm Sunday night, April 13, 2008.