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Kansas City, MO – United States Marshal Mark S. James announced
today the capture of Mercer County escapee Drake Kately near New Castle,
Delaware.
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office requested the
assistance of the United States Marshals Service in early September 2019
following the escape of Drake Kately from the county jail where he was
being held on state charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm,
parole violation for burglary and a previous escape charge.
The
Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers joined in the search and disseminated
information to the public soon after the escape. Working with
investigators from the Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Marshals followed up on
tips and leads across several states and by mid-October had honed their
search down to the New Castle area. Kately was believed to have traveled
to Delaware with an associate who had relatives in the area. On the
morning of November 19, 2019 deputies and task force officers searched a
wooded area in nearby Wilmington where they suspected Kately may be
hiding out and living “off the grid”. Task force members encountered
Kately hiding in a makeshift shelter fashioned from foliage around a
fallen tree after observing clothing hanging from a nearby tree branch.
He was taken into custody and lodged with the New Castle County Police
Department. He awaits extradition back to Missouri to face his state
charges.
The U.S.
Marshals Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force-Kansas City division,
operates in conjunction with members of the Kansas City Missouri Police
Department, Independence Missouri Police Department, Jackson County
Sheriff’s Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol and other federal law
enforcement partners. The task force objectives are to seek out and
arrest fugitives charged with violent crimes, drug offenses, sex
offenders and other serious felonies. It also provides direct support to
law enforcement agencies in tracking down and recovering missing
children. Nationally the United States Marshals Service fugitive
programs are carried out with local law enforcement in 94 district
offices, 67 local fugitive task forces, 8 regional task forces, as well
as a growing network of offices in foreign countries.
Tips can be
submitted anonymously to the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers via the
TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477, on the internet at
KCcrimestoppers.com or on the free mobile app available at
P3Tips.com. Tips can also
be submitted to the U.S. Marshals service directly and anonymously by
downloading the USMS Tips app to your Apple or Android device. It can
also be accessed online at
https://www.usmarshals.gov/tips/index.html. Follow the latest news
and updates about the U.S. Marshals Service on Twitter: @USMarshalsHQ.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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