Ohio Fugitive Wanted for Homicide of a Child Arrested in Massachusetts

Boston, MA – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) District of Massachusetts Fugitive Task Force has arrested an Ohio fugitive who is wanted for murder of a child.

Dioblis Williams, 25, is wanted and charged in connection with the alleged beating death of a toddler found in a bathtub in Columbus, Ohio. Williams was arrested this morning in Framingham, Massachusetts on a warrant for homicide of a child by the USMS District of Massachusetts Fugitive Task Force (MAFTF).

“Today’s arrest is a reminder that you can run, but you can’t hide. Mr. Williams thought that he could evade arrest and accountability by hiding in Massachusetts. I hope that today’s arrest brings us one step closer to justice for a young child whose life ended tragically. The USMS’s expertise in fugitive apprehension is bar none, as evidenced by today’s arrest,” said Acting U.S. Marshal Kevin W. Neal. “The USMS in the District of Massachusetts stands ready to assist our partners both locally, and across the nation, to hunt down wanted violent fugitives.”

“The United States Marshals Service leads a network of violent fugitive task forces across the country. This allows us to assist our state and local law enforcement partners by quickly apprehending suspects regardless of where they may run. Within eight days of this warrant being issued our investigators were able to coordinate the arrest of this suspect with our USMS partners in Massachusetts.” - Michael D. Black, United States Marshal, Southern District of Ohio.

The Columbus Police Department and the USMS Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) contacted the USMS District of Massachusetts MAFTF as they believed Williams to be in Massachusetts. The MAFTF tracked down Williams this morning in Framingham, Massachusetts where he placed under arrest. Significant assistance was provided by the SOFAST; Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section; the Worcester, Framingham, and Columbus Police Departments; and the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office.

Williams is charged as Fugitive from Justice and will be arraigned in Massachusetts pending his extradition back to Ohio.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of any state or federal fugitive please contact the U.S Marshals Service at 1-877-WANTED2 or submit information via the USMS Tips App.

MAFTF participants include the USMS District of MA, MA State Police, Boston Police, Brockton Police, Cambridge Police, Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, Haverhill Police, Lowell Police, Middlesex Sheriff’s Department, New Bedford Police, Plymouth County Sheriff's Department, Springfield Police, Worcester Police, West Springfield Police, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, Randolph Police, Quincy Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives.