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News Release

The U.S. Marshals serves as the enforcement arm of the federal courts and is involved in virtually every federal law enforcement initiative.

Below are the news releases shared across the U.S. Marshals Service’s 94 districts informing the public of the day-to-day activities ranging from fugitive arrests, asset forfeitures, prisoner operations, judicial security measures as well as highlighting individual achievements and success stories within the agency.

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  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Non-Compliant Sex Offenders During Operation Trick or Treat 4

    ARLINGTON, Va. – During the month of October, the U.S.

  • U.S. Marshals Offer Reward for Escaped Prisoner

    WHEELING, W.Va. – The U.S. Marshals Service and West Virginia State Police are searching for 18-year-old man wanted for attempted murder.  

  • United States Marshals Service Captures Kidnapper of 10-year-old Girl

    PORTLAND – The United States Marshals Service (USMS) Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF) captured Vince Edgar Chavez, on October 28, 2026.

  • U.S. Marshals Offer Reward in Prison Escape

    Tiptonville, TN – The U.S.

  • Man Wanted in Tenn. for Sex Assault of Minors Captured in Dominican Republic, Returned to U.S. to Face Charges

    NASHVILLE — A man wanted in Franklin on charges of sexual assault against minors was arrested in the Dominican Republic on Monday and has been returned to the United States to face

  • 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. 

  • Massachusetts Fugitive Wanted for Assault With a Deadly Weapon Arrested

    BOSTON – The U.S.

  • Lone Star Fugitive Task Force Track Down Bexar County Fugitive in South Africa After Seven Years on the Run

    SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County fugitive wanted by the U.S.

  • Memphis Safe Task Force Reaches Another Milestone with More than 1,500 Narcotics Arrests

    MEMPHIS - The Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF) has reached another milestone with narcotics arrests.

  • U.S. Marshals in Texas Arrest Missouri Fugitive Wanted for DWI Which Killed 3 Children

    CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. —The U.S. Marshals (USMS) in Waco, Texas, on Oct.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Two Violent Fugitives Today in Northern Ohio

    CLEVELAND – Today, members of the U.S. Marshals – Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Jayden Lockett, 19 and Stephen Imler, 29.

  • Captured: Notorious 'Stop-Snitching' Inmate Apprehended in Dominican Republic After Weeks-Long Manhunt Following Escape

    MIAMI – The United States Marshals Service (USMS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) apprehended 47-year-old, Sherman Kemp, aka “GOOSE,” ending a six week-long manhunt,

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Murder Suspect

    BURIEN, Wash. - The U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF) on Oct.

  • Four Arrested on Separate Murders Charges in One Day

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF) arrested four violent criminals on Wednesday wanted for separate charges of murder.

  • U.S. Marshals Apprehend Suspects in Dover Shooting

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S.

  • Justice and Accountability Encircle Rumford Fugitive in Westbrook, Maine

    PORTLAND, Maine - The United States Marshals Service (USMS) announces the arrest of Blake Lachance, 21, in Westbrook, Maine, on multiple felony state charges, including aggravated

  • Fugitive Arrested for Bronx Hit-and-Run That Seriously Injured On-Duty NYPD Officer

    NEW YORK — The U.S.

  • 12-Year Fugitive Wanted in Child Murder Cold Case Detained in Mexico

    PHOENIX, Ariz. - After more than 12 years as a fugitive in Mexico, Anna Marlene Somoza, 60, wanted on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the murder of her child, wa

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Fugitive in Hit-and-Run That Claimed Life of 16-Year-Old

    PHILADELPHIA - The United States Marshals Service announced the arrest of Robert Reynolds, 22, in connection with the fatal hit-and-run death of 16-year-old Billy McWilliams in Nor

  • MSTF Arrests 29 Wednesday on Multiple Felonies, Including Homicide, 1st-Degree Murder; Recovers 7 Guns

    MEMPHIS - The Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF) on Wednesday executed 29 arrests, including one woman on a homicide charge and a man on a first-degree murder charge, and recovered sev