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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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  • Historical Panel Discussion in Little Rock

    • For Immediate Release
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    Historical Panel Discussion - New Orleans Four

  • West Virginia Murder Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Akron

    • For Immediate Release
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    Akron, OH – This afternoon, members of the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Kameron Darnell Griffin, 23. Griffin was wanted by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, West Virginia, for murder.

  • U.S. Marshals Participate in 8th Annual Fallen Heroes Run

    • For Immediate Release
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    Mobile, AL – Friday morning nearly 100 members of federal, state and local enforcement agencies, as well as members of U.S. Probation, U.S.

  • U.S. Marshals Task Force Finds Murder Fugitive in Texas

    • For Immediate Release
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    Cedar Park, TX – A coordinated fugitive investigation by the U.S.

  • U.S. Marshals Apprehend Child Sex Offender

    • For Immediate Release
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    Columbia, SC - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force (CRFTF), in coordination with the Lexington Police Department (LPD) and Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), Feb. 29 arrested an Aiken man wanted by Lexington authorities for sex crimes against a child.  

  • U.S. Marshals Capture Columbus Murder Suspect in Virginia

    • For Immediate Release
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    Springfield, VA – The U.S. Marshals Capital Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) arrested fugitive Ryan Polk on March 4, 2024.

  • Cleveland Homicide Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals at Beachwood Hotel

    • For Immediate Release
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    Cleveland, OH – Today, members of the US Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Steven Cole, 23, who was wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for aggravated murder.

  • U.S. Marshals Help Elkton Police Department Recover Critically Missing Teen

    • For Immediate Release
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    Baltimore, MD – The U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, District of Maryland, and Elkton Police Department (MD) collaborated with the Deputy U.S. Marshals in the Northern District of Illinois to recover a critically missing juvenile in Countryside, IL.

  • U.S. Marshals Capture Philadelphia Escapee in Johnstown, PA

    • For Immediate Release
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    Philadelphia, PA - On February 29th, at approximately 2:15 p.m., members of the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force and members of the Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force, arrested escapee Alleem Borden, 29, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

  • U.S. Marshals and Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies Capture Arkansas First Degree Murder Suspect from 2022 Homicide

    • For Immediate Release
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    Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshals and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) announce the capture of Mircale Bills, 31, of Memphis, who was wanted for a deadly 2022 shooting inside a Forrest City, Arkansas night club.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Child Sexual Predator

    • For Immediate Release
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    Columbia, SC – The U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force (CRFTF), in coordination with the Lexington Police Department and Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, located and safely arrested on Feb. 21 a man wanted by the Lexington Police Department for sexual crimes involving a child.   

  • U.S. Marshals, FBI Urge Public: Report Phone Scams - San Antonio, TX

    • For Immediate Release
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    San Antonio, TX - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are alerting the public of several imposter scams involving individuals claiming to be U.S. marshals, court officers, or other law enforcement officials.

  • U.S. Marshals Apprehend Florida Murder Suspect in Georgia

    • For Immediate Release
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    Atlanta, GA - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) and Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force (FCRFTF), in coordination with the West Palm Beach Police Department, on February 23, 2024, located and safely arrested a man wanted by the West Palm Beach Police Department for second-degree murder with a firearm.   

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Man Wanted for Killing Philadelphia Mother

    • For Immediate Release
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    Philadelphia, PA - On February 22nd, at approximately 6:30 p.m., members of the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force, arrested Abiud Torres, 20, in the 1800 block of Hart Lane in Philadelphia. Torres was wanted for the murder of a 35-year-old woman which occurred December 23rd, 2023, in the 3100 block of Hartville Street.

  • U.S. Marshals Capture NH Attempted Murder Suspect in Lawrence

    • For Immediate Release
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    Concord, NH – The U.S. Marshals Service – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force and Massachusetts Fugitive Task Force safely ended the year-long hunt for a Merrimack County man charged with attempted murder and hiding in Lawrence, MA last night. With the assistance of Lawrence Police Department, a Mann Street residence was surrounded, and David A.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Three Homicide Suspects in the Cleveland Area Today

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cleveland, OH – Today, members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested three individuals wanted for murder. George Smiley, 52, and Deon Hudson-Bey, 21, were both wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for separate homicides and Deshawn Wright, 19, was wanted by the Euclid Police Department for aggravated murder.

  • U.S. Marshals Apprehend Illinois Security Guard Murder Suspect in Georgia

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Atlanta, GA - The United States Marshals Service (USMS) Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) and Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF), in coordination with the Peoria Police Department, on February 15, 2024, located and safely arrested a man wanted by the Peoria Police Department for first-degree murder.   

  • Black History Month Employee Reflection – Acting U.S. Marshal Lasha Boyden

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    Acting U.S. Marshal Lasha Boyden

  • Austin Murder Suspect Deported From Mexico to Face Justice

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    Austin, TX – The U.S. Marshals, working with Mexican officials, coordinated the deportation Feb. 18 of a Travis County resident who was sought by the Austin Police Department following a 2022 shooting incident in which a man was killed. 

  • $5,000 Reward Offered for Tips Leading to the Arrest of Man Charged in Shooting Death of Juvenile in “Fast-Food” Restaurant

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Hampton, VA – On November 22, 2023, Hampton Police responded to the 1000 Block of W. Mercury Boulevard in reference to a shooting in a fast-food restaurant. Upon arrival, Hampton Police located a juvenile male suffering from a single gunshot wound. The juvenile was transported to an area hospital and later pronounced deceased.