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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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  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Fugitive Couple in Arizona Wanted for Hickory, NC Murder

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    Charlotte, NC – The U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force (CRFTF), in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals led Arizona WANTED Violent Offenders Task Force, today arrested in Phoenix two fugitives wanted in connection with the murder of a North Carolina woman in January.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Murder Suspect

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    Seattle, WA – Earlier today, the U.S. Marshals led, Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force, arrested Marcel Long, 19, for 1st degree murder.

  • U.S. Marshals Deputize Clay County Sheriff's Deputies

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    Kansas City, MO – United States Marshal Mark S. James announced today a new partnership with the Clay County Missouri Sheriff's Office.

  • Murder Suspect Captured by U.S. Marshals Task Force

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    Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Gladdaysha Wilson for First Degree Murder.

  • U.S. Marshals Operation ~This Is The Way Home~ Recovers 19 Missing Endangered Children

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    New Orleans, LA – A U.S. Marshals Service-led, four-month operation in the New Orleans metro area has resulted in the rescue or recovery of 19 children. An additional 20 children were located and/or self-returned during this operation.

  • U.S. Marshals Task Force Captures Dollar General Store Armed Robbery Suspect in Tennessee

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    Jackson, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Roger Spencer Jr. for Aggravated Robbery and Aggravated Assault that occurred in McNairy County, TN.

  • U.S. Marshals Recover Two Missing Teens in Cleveland

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    Cleveland, OH – On June 29, 2021, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) and Cleveland Division of Police recovered a 12-year-old girl who had been reported as an endangered runaway. The girl was recovered in Cleveland’s Second District and had been missing for approximately thirty (30) days.

  • Second Murder Suspect Captured by U.S. Marshals Task Force

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    Jackson, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Quadarious Greer for First Degree Murder.

    On June 6, 2021, Tanyarris Maxwell was shot to death at the 1300 block of North Parkway in Jackson, TN. A warrant was issued for first degree murder for Quadarious Greer for this crime. The case was adopted by the Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Isaac Shadden in Springfield

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    Springfield, MO – U.S. Marshals-Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force and Springfield Police Detectives arrested a Springfield man on Tuesday for charges stemming from a domestic shooting on June 11th.

  • Marshals in West and East Tennessee Coordinate to Arrest an Escapee in Chattanooga

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    Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of the second of three male juveniles who had escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center in Somerville, Tennessee.

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

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    Concord, NH – This morning, members of the U.S. Marshals – New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force arrested "Fugitive of the Week," Padraic Ryan Bean in Hopkinton, Hampshire.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Man Wanted for Vehicular Homicide

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    Philadelphia, PA – Members of the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force, arrested Aaron Sims, 27, in relation to a fatal January 2020 accident which occurred on Philadelphia's Vine Street Expressway.

  • U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Chambersburg Shooting Suspect in Washington D.C.

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    Harrisburg, PA – Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Jayluen Deandre Childs, a 26-year old man with past addresses in Chambersburg and Washington D.C.

  • Fugitive of the Week Arrested After Motor Vehicle Accident

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    Concord, NH – Earlier this month, U.S. Marshals – New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force "Fugitive of the Week," Jonathan David Hodgman was arrested after a motor vehicle accident.

  • Fugitive Wanted on Multiple Counts of Attempted Murder Apprehended by U.S. Marshal

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    Martinsburg, WV – On June 25, 2021, members of the U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force arrested Quantrill Lowery, 21, of Martinsburg, WV. Lowery was wanted by the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office on numerous charges including two counts of attempted murder.

  • Narcotics Trafficker/Fugitive Located Hiding in Rural Iowa

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    Cedar Rapids, IA – U.S. Marshals arrested in Zwingle today an Illinois man who was wanted on federal charges out of Springfield, Missouri.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Maine Man and Recover Missing Persons in Virginia

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    Portland, ME– The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) announces the arrest of Oscar Geovanny Melgar-Flores, 25, on warrants issued from the State of Maine for Unlawful Sexual Contact (Class C), Unlawful Sexual Touching (Class D), and Furnishing Liquor to a Minor (Class D).

  • U.S. Marshals Recover Missing Endangered Child

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    Danbury CT – The U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Danbury Police Department this morning recovered a trafficked and endangered child, and in the process arrested a man suspected of assault.

    Wayne Marcell, 35, of Danbury, was arrested at 8:30 a.m. today and charged with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.

  • U.S. Marshals Join the Search for Kansas City Homicide Suspect

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    Kansas City, MO – United States Marshal Mark S. James announced today additional reward money for information leading to the capture of a person wanted for homicide.

  • U.S. Marshals Capture West Tennessee Federal Prison Escapee in East Tennessee

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    Memphis, TN – Following a joint investigation by the Marshals Service and FBI, Cecil Corey Haggins, 33, of McMinnville, TN, was arrested this afternoon by Marshals from the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee. Haggins and his girlfriend were both taken into custody at a hotel on Interstate Drive in Manchester, TN.