U.S. Marshals Arrest Wisconsin Murder Suspect

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – U.S. Marshals today arrested a man in Iowa who is wanted on charges in Wisconsin. 

Lamar Antonio Payne Jr, 38, is wanted in connection to a shooting death that occurred in Racine, Wisconsin. Payne is wanted in Racine County on charges of first-degree intentional homicide.

On October 22 U.S. Marshals in the Eastern District of Wisconsin contacted U.S. Marshals in the Northern District of Iowa requesting assistance in the location and apprehension of Payne, as they believed he was currently living in Iowa. Task Force officers began to follow up on leads throughout Iowa and developed information that Payne was living in Dubuque County.

Officers with the Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force today narrowed their search to an area in rural Dubuque County. Shortly after 9 a.m., U.S. Marshals, with assistance from the Iowa State Patrol and Racine Police Department, approached a residence in the 9500 Block of Swiss Valley Rd. in Peosta. Payne was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Dubuque County Jail where he will remain in custody until extradition to Wisconsin.

The U.S. Marshals Service is the federal government’s primary agency for fugitive investigations. Nationwide, 60 local task forces are dedicated to violent crime reduction by locating and apprehending wanted criminals. These task forces also serve as the central point for agencies to share information on fugitive matters. The Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force is comprised of officers from the U.S. Marshals Service, Cedar Rapids Police Department, Waterloo Police Department, Marion Police Department, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Iowa Department of Corrections.