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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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  • Tips Lead to the Arrest of Fugitive of the Week in Maine

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Concord, NH – The United States Marshals Service is very pleased to announce the arrest of "Fugitive of the Week," Matthew Stevenson this afternoon.

  • Vehicle Discovered in Williamson, TN: U.S. Marshals Follow Up on Lead in Hunt for Alabama Fugitives

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Birmingham, AL – U.S. Marshals investigators are in Williamson, Tennessee, today, following up on a tip after a car matching the one two fugitives from Alabama were reportedly using was found abandoned in the area.

  • U.S. Marshals and Local Partners Receive Attorney General's Award

    • For Immediate Release
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    Cleveland, OH – United States Marshal Peter Elliott is pleased to announce that members of the U.S. Marshals Service in Northern Ohio and their law enforcement and community partners are recipients of the 69th Annual Attorney General's Award.

  • U.S. Marshals Recover Kidnapped Child

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cheyenne WY – U.S. Marshals from the District of Wyoming and members of the Gillette Police Department this afternoon recovered a child kidnapped from Alaska earlier this spring. 

    The recovery follows a previous arrest of the non-custodial mother in Gillette. The child unfortunately was not located at the time of the arrest. 

  • Day 7: U.S. Marshals Continue to Pursue Leads in Hunt for Alabama Fugitives

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Birmingham, AL – The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of an escaped inmate from Lauderdale County Jail and up to $5,000 for the correctional officer who authorities believe helped him escape April 29 from Lauderdale County.

  • Day 6: U.S. Marshals Continue to Pursue Leads in Hunt for Alabama Fugitives

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Birmingham, AL – The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of an escaped inmate from Lauderdale County Jail and up to $5,000 for the correctional officer who authorities believe helped him escape April 29 from Lauderdale County.

  • Lauderdale Co. Correctional Officer Now a Wanted Fugitive, Along With Jail Escapee

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Birmingham, AL – The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of an escaped inmate from Lauderdale County Jail and up to $5,000 for the correctional officer who authorities believe helped him escape April 29 from Lauderdale County.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Maine Man Accused of Sex Crimes in South Carolina

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Violent Offender Task Force announce the arrest of Kyle Eaton, 48, of Osborn, Maine.

  • U.S. Marshals Offers Rewards up to $10,000 for Escapee Wanted for Capital Murder and Endangered Correctional Officer

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Birmingham, AL – The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of an escaped inmate from Lauderdale County Jail, and the location of a missing and endangered correctional officer from Lauderdale County, Alabama on Friday April, 29.

  • Fugitive from Mexico Wanted in Connection with the Disappearance of U.S. Citizen, Captured

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Alpine, TX – Eiler Cruz-Silva was returned to the Republic of Mexico by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) after an arrest warrant was issued in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, charging him with Forcible Disappearance.

  • Call to Police Leads to the Arrest of 'Fugitive of the Week'

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Concord, NH – The United States Marshals Service is happy to announce that a phone call to the Berwick, Maine Police Department led to the arrest of "Fugitive of the Week," Zachary Sutton this past Monday evening.

  • Task Force Arrests Fugitive Wanted for Rape of a Minor

    • For Immediate Release
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    Cincinnati, OH – The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) with assistance of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit have arrested Dewan Morris.

  • U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrest Suspect on Kidnapping, Aggravated Domestic Assault, and Theft of Motor Vehicle Theft

    • For Immediate Release
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    Jackson, TN – The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Tanner Hedge, 24, of Benton County, for Kidnapping, Aggravated Assault (Domestic), and Motor Vehicle Theft from Henderson County, Tenn. U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announced today.

  • Aggravated Sexual Battery of a Minor Suspect Apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Memphis

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Memphis, TN – Benjamin Brannum, 46, who was wanted by the Bells Police Department from Crockett County, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) out of Memphis. U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announced today. Brannum was wanted in connection to an incident that occurred in 2014.

  • First Degree Murder Suspect Apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Mississippi

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Memphis, TN – Demetrius Davison, 27, who was wanted by the Memphis Police Department for First Degree Murder, was arrested by the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force out of Mississippi. Davison was wanted in connection to a shooting that left one man dead.

  • $5,000 Reward Offered for MacArthur Mall Shooting Suspect Gary Moore

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Norfolk, VA – The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Gary Latrail Moore, 39, who is wanted by the Norfolk Police Department for Second Degree Murder, Malicious Wounding (two counts), and Use of Firearm in Commission of a Felony (three counts).

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Multiple Cleveland Homicide Suspects in Same Day

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cleveland, OH – Yesterday afternoon, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Torrez Smith, 23, and Mark James, 31, who were both wanted by Cleveland Division of Police for homicide.

  • U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Fugitive Accused of Trying to Strike Police Officers with a Vehicle

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Scranton, PA – Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Kimberly Ann Edwards, a 28-year-old woman with past addresses in York and Hanover.

  • Missing Child, Fugitive Mother Located by U.S. Marshals in Stockton, NY

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Clarksburg, WV – A missing child from Bridgeport has been located in Stockton, New York. Additionally, a suspect has been arrested in connection with the child’s disappearance.

  • U.S. Marshals Embrace Change by Forging the Silver Shield

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Baltimore, MD – The U.S. Marshals Service is launching its first community oriented policing unit in the District of Maryland. Silver Shield is an interagency coalition consisting of deputies, criminal investigators, and local law enforcement professionals tasked with implementing national Sex Offender Investigations Branch initiatives at the District level.