Convicted Child Sex Predator Extradited From Ukraine to the United States to Face Justice After 32 Years on the Run

Washington, DC - An Arizona man on the run for more than 32 years after he failed to appear for sentencing upon being convicted of 15 counts of child molestation at the Pima County Superior Court was arrested in Ukraine in June 2025 at the request of the United States and on April 2 was extradited to Arizona to face justice following a U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) manhunt.  

“Daniel Brewster’s capture highlights the extraordinary efforts of determined law enforcement officers, and what can be accomplished when local, federal and international agencies work together for a common purpose,” said U.S. Marshal for the District of Arizona Van Bayless. “We employed every available resource to hunt, locate, arrest, and return Brewster to Tucson so he can finally face justice.”

“After decades of waiting for justice, victims can now receive some degree of relief in knowing that he will never be able to walk the streets again and abuse another child,” said Pima County Attorney Laura Conover. “I am thankful to the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs and the U.S. Marshals Service for their hard work, dedication, and collaboration on this highly sensitive and complicated case. Now, with the defendant in custody and facing a sentencing range of 155 to 281 years in prison, justice will be served for everyone affected by his heinous crimes.”

Daniel George Brewster, 67, whose wife operated a day care facility in Tucson, Arizona, in the 1980s was convicted in absentia in November 1992 of seven counts of sex conduct with a minor under 15, one count of attempted sex conduct with a minor under 15 and seven counts of molestation. A warrant was issued for his arrest. 

After he absconded, he was featured on America’s Most Wanted in 1995 and on In Pursuit with John Walsh in March 2020.

In November 2015, the U.S. Marshals Service adopted the decades-old case, driving a global manhunt that spanned multiple continents, uncovering new leads and identifying individuals who may have assisted Brewster while he remained a fugitive. Through sustained investigative efforts and coordination with domestic and international partners, Deputy U.S. Marshals pursued leads nationwide, ultimately determining that Brewster traveled to Mexico, possibly obtaining a passport under an alias, before continuing to an unknown location outside of the United States. The U.S. Marshals Service coordinated follow-up efforts in Tanzania, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada, before ultimately developing intelligence that Brewster established himself in Ukraine in March 2025.   

The U.S. Marshals Service Office of International Operations worked with its Ukraine counterparts to help locate Brewster and maintained direct communication with them throughout the investigation, sharing new intelligence developed and discussing daily operations related to the fugitive.  

Working in close coordination with host nation authorities and U.S. law enforcement attachés, investigators aligned international partnerships and intelligence streams to rapidly pinpoint and confirm Brewster’s location with a high level of certainty. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs worked with the Government of Ukraine to secure Brewster’s arrest and extradition from Ukraine.  On Thursday, Deputy U.S. Marshals from the District of Arizona traveled to Poland to take custody of Brewster from Ukrainian National Police, who transported him from Kyiv to the border. 

The U.S. Marshals Service greatly appreciates the assistance from its federal and state partners in this case, including the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service; the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs; the FBI Legal Attaché Kyiv, Government of Ukraine; and the Pima County Attorney’s Office. 

The USMS provides assistance, expertise and training on fugitive matters to federal, state, local and international agencies, working with the international law enforcement community to apprehend fugitives abroad as well as to seek foreign fugitives living or residing in the U.S. The agency protects the public from international fugitives through coordinated enforcement efforts with foreign and domestic law enforcement.  

The USMS manages and executes the U.S. government’s extradition program on behalf of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.

The agency maintains liaison positions with the Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs and the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service.

INTERPOL Washington, the U.S. National Central Bureau, integrated with the USMS in October 2025 strengthen the connection between federal fugitive operations and international law-enforcement cooperation. This integration enhances the United States’ ability to coordinate globally, share critical real-time information and support the location and apprehension of fugitives across borders.

In fiscal year 2025, the USMS closed 1,763 transnational fugitive investigations requiring investigative coordination with 142 countries and territories. The USMS conducted 966 removals, including extraditions, foreign extraditions, deportations and expulsions, through coordination with 70 foreign nations.