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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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  • Ashtabula Cold Case From 1991 Brings 14-Year-Old’s Story Back to Light

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cleveland, OH – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) and Ashtabula Police Department (APD), with the assistance of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), are trying to solve the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Donnell White Jr. White was reported as an endangered runaway to APD on August 10th, 1991.

  • Twelve-Year-Old Cleveland Girl Recovered in Baton Rouge by U.S. Marshals

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cleveland, OH – The U.S. Marshals in Cleveland, OH and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in conjunction with the Cleveland Police Department (CPD), recovered Lidia Garrido (12) earlier this morning. Garrido was reported missing on July 15, 2023, after she disappeared from the 10600 block of Governor Ave in Cleveland. 

  • U.S. Marshals, ATF Offer Combined Reward of up to $15K for Info Leading to ID, Apprehension of Person who Shot Birmingham Firefighters

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Birmingham, AL – The U.S. Marshals are offering up to $10,000 and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) another $5,000 for information that leads to the identity and capture of the person who ambushed and shot two Birmingham firefighters on July 12, 2023.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Georgia Murder Suspect in Dayton

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Dayton, OH – The U.S. Marshals’ Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) with the assistance of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested fugitive Floydell Smith in Dayton, Ohio at approximately 9:00am. Tuesday. Smith was wanted in the murder of Te’Vian William from events that transpired in Rome, Georgia on June 27, 2023.

  • Kidnapped Child Missing for Two Years Located in Mexico, Brought Back to Georgia

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Atlanta, GA  –The U.S. Marshals Service and the Smyrna Police, with the assistance of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, have rescued an international missing child and facilitated the arrest of her kidnappers. The child has been returned to the U.S. and reunited with her custodial parent.

  • U.S. Marshals Announces New Advisor for State and Local Law Enforcement

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Washington, DC – U.S. Marshals Service Director Ronald L. Davis announces the agency’s first Senior Advisor for State and Local Law Enforcement Partnerships.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Suspect Wanted in Numerous Violent Crimes in Cuyahoga County

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cleveland, OH – Late this afternoon, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department (CMHA PD) arrested Lorenzo Watson, 56.

    Watson was wanted by numerous agencies in the Cleveland area:

  • U.S. Marshals Working With El Paso PD to Locate Murder Suspect With Ties to Gang, Miami & Boston Areas

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    El Paso, TX - The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force - El Paso Division is working with El Paso police to locate a man wanted on a warrant for murder stemming from an aggravated assault in February.

  • U.S. Marshals Apprehend Man in Harpers Ferry, WV Wanted in Connection With Baltimore County Murder

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Martinsburg, WV – A man wanted in connection with an April 2023 Baltimore County murder has been arrested by the U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force (MSFTF), in Harpers Ferry, WV.

  • U.S. Marshals Task Force Apprehends Former Coach on Multiple Sex Crimes

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Haywood County, TN – On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) in Jackson captured a man wanted for multiple counts of sex crimes during his time as an assistant athletic coach for a Haywood County school.

  • U.S. Marshals and the Columbus Division of Police SWAT Locate and Arrest Hilltop Murder Suspect

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Columbus, OH – The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) and Columbus Division of Police SWAT located and arrested fugitive La’Chovin Wilson early this morning. Wilson was wanted by the Columbus Division of Police (CPD) in connection with a shooting that occurred on June 1, 2023. 

  • ‘Wanted Wednesday’ Fugitive Arrested by U.S. Marshals Task Force

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Shawano County, WI – On July 11, members of the U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force-Madison (GLRFTF-Madison) captured a fugitive on a property near Red Wahl Lane and Country Road D, minutes west of Eland.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Washington State Murder Suspect in Toledo

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Toledo, OH – The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and the Toledo Police Department (TPD) arrested Shawntea Grimes Hamilton (29) after she was charged with the murder of Christopher Wilson in Everett, Washington back in June of this year. Hamilton was arrested in the 5500 block of Cresthaven Lane in Toledo, OH. 

  • U.S. Marshals Increase Reward up to $10,000 for Information Leading to Arrest of Warren County Escapee

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    *Update: Michael Burham was Apprehended on July 15, 2023**

    Fugitive Michael Burham - Apprehended

  • U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force Arrests Shooter of 5-Year-Old Girl

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    New York – On July 12, Deputies and Task Force Officers from the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NY/NJ RFTF) apprehended the suspect wanted for shooting and seriously wounding a 5-year-old girl who was shot in the back while in the back seat of a vehicle in the Bronx on June 30 leading into the Fourth of July weekend.

  • Cleveland Homicide Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cleveland, OH – The U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, in conjunction with the Cleveland Police Department (CPD), arrested Andre Pettaway (21) after he was charged with homicide by the Cleveland Police. The arrest took place in the 1800 block of Reyburn Rd. Cleveland, OH earlier today. 

  • U.S. Marshals Task Force Apprehend Rape Suspect Wanted for Multiple Counts on a Runaway

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Hardeman County, TN – On July 10, 2023, the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force in Jackson captured a Hardeman County man wanted for multiple counts of sex crimes against a child runaway.

  • U.S. Marshals Searching for Wanted West Virginia Sex Offender

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Wanted Fugitive - Gabriel Allen Hargus

  • U.S. Marshals in PA, NY Working with PSP to Find Dangerous Escapee from Warren County Jail

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    **UPDATE: Michael Burham was Apprehended on July 15, 2023**

    Pittsburgh, PA - The U.S. Marshals in the Western District of Pennsylvania, along with the Western District of New York, have joined the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) manhunt for a man who escaped from the Warren County jail late Thursday, July 6, 2023.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest 'Most Wanted Sex Offender Absconder'

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Eau Claire, WI – On June 28th, 2023, members of the U.S. Marshals Service’s North Star Fugitive Task Force (NSFTF) in the District of Minnesota arrested a “most wanted sex offender absconder” following a traffic stop on a U-Haul truck.