Albany, NY – Members of the U.S. Marshal’s Albany Division of the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NY/NJ RFTF) on Tuesday afternoon in Troy arrested a man wanted on a parole violation, with an underlying conviction for criminal possession of a firearm.

Damani Murray was taken into custody after a brief foot chase.

As team members moved in to make the arrest, Murray attempted to flee on foot and discarded a firearm.  Investigators seized ecstasy from him and recovered the handgun.

In addition to the parole violation, Murray was charged with criminal possession of a loaded firearm and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Murray was transported to the Troy Police Department for processing and will be presented before a judge.

The NY/NJ RFTF – Albany Division is composed of several different agencies across the Capital District, to include the Albany Police Department, Colonie Police Department, Gloversville Police Department, Greene County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, New York State Office of the Attorney General, Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office, Schenectady Police Department, Troy Police Department, Kingston Police Department, Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, Watervliet Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the U.S. Marshals Service.