Name
Southern District of Ohio
District Office Contact
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Columbus - District Headquarters
Phone: (614) 469-5540
Dayton
Phone: (937) 225-2917
Cincinnati
Phone: (513) 684-3594
Southern District of Ohio
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Michael D. Black
The Honorable Michael D. Black was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., confirmed by the United States Senate, and appointed on January 3, 2023, to serve as the United States Marshal (USM) for the Southern District of Ohio.
District Task Force Contact
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- Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Task Force (SOFAST)
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Purpose: The Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) is a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement organization created to arrest the most violent felons in the Southern District of Ohio. Strike teams are headquartered in the largest metropolitan areas: Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati. The Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Task Force is comprised of agents, officers, and deputies from multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Each member of Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Task Force is deputized as a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal, thereby giving each member the ability to travel in an effort to apprehend the worst criminal offenders.
The Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Task Force emphasizes identifying and pursuing fugitives who have been documented as gang members and sharing gang intelligence with local law enforcement. The goal is to arrest the most violent offenders and gain the trust and cooperation of our citizens to help combat the violence stemming from gangs, guns, and drugs.
Columbus, Ohio
Phone: (614) 469-5540
Participants:
Federal
- U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)
- U.S. Attorney's Office
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- U.S. Social Security Administration
State
- Ohio Adult Parole Authority
- Ohio State Highway Patrol
County
- Delaware County Adult Probation Office
- Delaware County Sheriff's Office
- Franklin County Sheriff's Office
- Hocking County Sheriff's Office
- Fayette County Sheriff's Office
- Ross County Sheriff's Office
- Jackson County Sheriff's Office
- Gallia County Sheriff's Office
- Vinton County Sheriff's Office
- Athens County Sheriff's Office
Local
- Columbus Division of Police
- Reynoldsburg Division of Police
- Capital University Police Department
- Chillicothe Police Department
- Oak Hill Police Department
Dayton, Ohio
Phone: (937) 225-2917
Participants:
Federal
- U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)
- U.S. Attorney's Office
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
State
- Ohio Adult Parole Authority
- Ohio State Highway Patrol
County
- Clark County Sheriff's Office
- Miami County Sheriff's Office
- Shelby County Sheriff's Office
- Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office
Local
- Dayton Police Department
- Springboro Police Department
- Springfield Police Department
Cincinnati, Ohio
Phone: (513) 684-3594
Participants:
Federal
- U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)
- U.S. Attorney's Office
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- U.S. Social Security Administration
State
- Ohio Adult Parole Authority
County
- Butler County Probation Office
- Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
- Warren County Prosecutor's Office
Local
- Colerain Township Police Department
- Harrison Police Department
- Newtown Police Department
- St. Bernard Police Department
Counties
Adams, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Coshocton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Madison, Meigs, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union, Vinton, Warren, Washington
Court: in Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton
The organizational structure of the district can be found in the United States Code Title 28, Part I, Chapter 5, Section 115.
Profiled Fugitives
There is no fugitive information available for this district.
The policies and procedures of the various U.S. Marshals Service District Offices found on this website may vary depending on local rules, local needs, and legal and policy interpretations. These policies and procedures, and any variations among District Offices, are not intended to, do not, and may not be relied upon to create any rights, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any party or person in any matter civil or criminal. Nor are any limitations thereby placed on otherwise lawful U.S. Marshals Service prerogatives.