U.S. Marshals Announce the Arrest of Yerlis Efrain Alvarez-Alvarez

Baltimore, MD – The United States Marshals Service (USMS), in coordination with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Harford County Sheriff’s Office, MD, and Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force partners, has arrested Yerlis Efrain Alvarez-Alvarez, 32, in connection with charges of Rape Second Degree (3), Sex Abuse of a Minor (3), and Sex Offense Third Degree (3) filed in the District Court of Maryland for Harford County.

Following a coordinated 12-month multi-agency fugitive investigation, Alvarez-Alvarez was apprehended without incident at approximately 6:15 a.m. on June 5, 2026, at a residence located off S. Tollgate Road in Bel Air, MD.  Following the arrest, Alvarez-Alvarez was transported to the Harford County Detention Center, MD, and held on the above-mentioned arrest warrant. Alvarez-Alvarez is an undocumented person from El Salvador with a Final Order of Removal.

“This arrest is the result of an intensive investigation,” said Patrick Brennan, Acting Commander of the U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force in Baltimore. “The United States Marshals Service is committed to improving public safety. We could not be as effective as we are without partner agencies like Homeland Security Investigations and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.”

“As alleged, Yerlis Efrain Alvarez Alvarez preyed on children and other vulnerable members of our community, carrying out sexual assaults that shatter the sense of safety every family deserves,” stated Special Agent in Charge Akil Baldwin for HSI Maryland. “This arrest underscores the strength of our partnership with the U.S. Marshals Service and the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, whose coordinated efforts with HSI Maryland ensured he could no longer hide in our neighborhoods.”

Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler stated: "Partnerships between local law enforcement and our federal counterparts are paramount to protecting our citizens and keeping our communities safe. No single agency can take on fugitives who pose this level of danger alone. Our collaboration with the U.S. Marshals Service, HSI, and the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force ensures we can bring dangerous offenders to justice swiftly and safely. It is through the power of these partnerships that our communities become safer.”

The Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force is a Congressionally funded multi-agency task force whose mission is to focus resources and efforts on the reduction of violence within the National Capital Region. This organization seeks to accomplish its mission through the identification, investigation, and apprehension of fugitives wanted for egregious crimes against the community, while ensuring the application of equal justice, integrity and service for all.

Participating agencies included the: U.S. Marshals Service; Annapolis Police Department; Anne Arundel County Police Department; Baltimore County Police Department; Baltimore Police Department; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); Carroll County Sheriff’s Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Frederick County Sheriff’s Office; Frederick Police Department; Hagerstown Police Department; Harford County Sheriff’s Office; Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force; Howard County Police Department; Howard County Sheriff’s Office; Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; Maryland State Police; U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); and Washington County Sheriff’s Office.