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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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  • ‘Operation Homecoming’ Recovers 32 Missing Children in the Akron Area

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Akron, OH – U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the U.S. Marshals led ‘Operation Homecoming.’  

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Columbus Attempted Murder Suspect in the State of Wisconsin

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Columbus, OH – The U.S. Marshals arrested fugitive Derrick Faison last evening in Madison, Wisconsin.

  • U.S. Marshals in Puerto Rico Arrest Florida Fugitive

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    San Juan, PR – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Puerto Rico Violent Offenders Task Force, working with the USMS Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force Orlando Division, Sept. 5 arrested a man wanted by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in Florida for a premeditated murder stemming from a shooting incident Aug. 24 in Kissimmee, Florida.

  • USMS Task Force Investigation Leads to Recovery of 2 Abducted Children at Known Human Smuggling Stash House in Mexico

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Las Cruces, NM – Two children abducted by their mother in 2023 and taken to Mexico were safely returned to the U.S. yesterday.

  • Woman Wanted for Killing Cleveland Man Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Sandusky

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Sandusky, OH – Earlier this afternoon, members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Le’ceeonna White, 21.  White was wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for aggravated murder.

  • U.S. Marshals Remind Public of Continuing Scams Spoofing Government Law Enforcement Officials

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    New Orleans, LA – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Eastern District of Louisiana is alerting the public of a continuing imposter phone scam where con artists are spoofing the district office’s real number to trick people into sending payments.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Male, Age 16, Charged in Deadly Shooting

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Jackson, TN – U.S. Marshals and the Jackson Police Department arrested a teen charged in the attempted robbery and deadly shooting of a man in a Jackson housing complex.

  • Hockey Team Participates in International Games and Dedicates Weekend to Fallen Deputy U.S. Marshal

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    USMS Hockey Team at the 2024 CanAm Police-Fire Games

  • U.S. Marshals Search for Wanted Fugitive

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cedar Rapids, IA - The U.S.

  • Suspect Wanted for the Hit and Run Death of 7-Year-Old Boy Arrested by U.S. Marshals

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cleveland, OH – Earlier this morning, members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Donald Mynatt, 32.  Mynatt was wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for the August 16 hit and run death of a young boy.

  • Homicide Suspect Arrested in Albuquerque

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Albuquerque, NM – On August 30, 2024, a homicide suspect, wanted out of Capitan, NM, was arrested in Northeast Albuquerque.

  • USMS Tips App Helps Recover Missing Child

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Washington, DC – U.S. Marshals (USMS) in the Northern District of Ohio today recovered a missing child thanks to information a tipster provided in the USMS Tips app.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Second Suspect Wanted for Toledo Double Murder

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Toledo, OH – Earlier this afternoon, members of the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and the Toledo Police Department’s SWAT Team arrested Marquis Walker, 19.

  • Fugitive Wanted for Multiple Firearms Violations Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Maine

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service’s Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Matthew Gallagher 34, of Lewiston, ME, on August 28, 2024.

  • Cleveland Metroparks Shooting Suspect Arrested in St. Louis by U.S. Marshals

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    St. Louis, MO – Cleveland Metroparks Police Chief Kelly Stillman and U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott announce the arrest of Marcus Anderson, 29. Anderson was wanted by the Cleveland Metroparks Police Department for attempted murder.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Jackson Man Wanted in Shelby and Madison County, Tennessee

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Memphis, TN – The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force in Memphis captured Parrish Transou, 44, of Jackson, TN, on several charges out of Shelby and Madison County, Tennessee. The task force took Transou into custody at a Memphis residence around 9 a.m., on August 26, 2024.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Memphis Murder Suspect After Fall Through Ceiling From Attic Space

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Memphis, TN – Today, U.S. Marshals captured Memphis murder suspect, Deario Wilkerson, 20, after he fell through the ceiling from the attic space where he was hiding.

  • Man Accused of Killing Juvenile in Flint, MI Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Lima

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Lima, OH - This morning, the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Amarion Cain, 18. Cain was wanted out of the 67th District Court in Flint, Michigan for a homicide that occurred in Mt. Morris Township.

  • New U.S. Marshal Appointed to New Mexico

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    U.S. Marshal David Barnett, District of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, NM – David Barnett was sworn in today as the United States Marshal for the District of New Mexico.

  • JPATS: A Day in the Life of Prisoner Transports

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Justice Alien and Prisoner Transportation System (JPATS)