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Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the
recovery of endangered juvenile Karime Ruiz, age 12.
Investigators with the Memphis Police Department developed intelligence
that Ruiz was with Raul Villanueva-Lopez, a non-family member adult
male in Jackson, MS. Investigators with the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast
Regional Fugitive Task Force were able to coordinate with the Deputy
Marshals and ICE agents in that city. It was believed that Ruiz was in
danger.
Last night Ruiz and Villanueva-Lopez were located by
Marshals and ICE. Villanueva-Lopez is currently being held by ICE on
unrelated immigration charges, with other possible charges being
investigated. Ruiz was found safe and will be reunited with her family.
“We’re pleased with the outcome of a potentially, tragic scenario,”
said U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller.
The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast
Regional Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force with divisions
in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The Western Tennessee
Division of the GCRFTF has offices in Memphis and Jackson, and its
membership is primarily composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby County
Sheriff’s Deputies, Memphis Police Officers, Fayette County Sheriff’s
Deputies, Jackson Police Officers, and the Tennessee Department of
Corrections Special Agents. The primary mission of the Task Force is to
arrest violent offenders and sexual predators.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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