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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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  • JPATS: A Day in the Life of Prisoner Transports

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    Justice Alien and Prisoner Transportation System (JPATS)

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

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    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

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    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.

  • U.S. Marshals Capture 2023 Memphis Murder Suspect

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    Memphis, TN – On August 21, 2024, U.S. Marshals captured two wanted fugitives, one of which was wanted for murder.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Suspects in Two Separate Shootings From Franklin County

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    Canton/Sandusky, OH – This morning, the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) made arrests in two separate cases from Franklin County, Ohio.

  • U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Hiding Inside Floor with Trap Door

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    Denmark, TN – U.S. Marshals captured Billy Lee Walton, Jr., 35, hiding inside the floor of a trailer accessed by a trap door. Walton was wanted by the Tennessee Department of Correction for violation of probation.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Escaped Fugitive After Weekslong Manhunt

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    Columbus, OH – The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST), along with agents and officers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Special Response Team (SRT), Allen County Sheriff’s Office, Lima Police Department, and the FBI, arrested fugitive Quinntel Bagley on Aug. 16 in Lima.

  • U.S. Marshals Service in Puerto Rico Arrests State Suspect Wanted in Death of 4-Month-Old

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    San Juan, PR – The U.S. Marshals Service Puerto Rico Violent Offenders Task Force and Puerto Rico Police Department Aug. 9 arrested in Aguada a man wanted on state charges of illegal possession of a firearm and who is a suspect in a May 21 shooting incident that left a baby dead and two adults injured.

  • Fugitive Wanted for Gross Sexual Imposition in North Dakota Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Maine

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    Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Claude Tuyishime, 25, of Windham, ME.

  • Fugitive Wanted for Home Invasion Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Maine

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    Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Darell Love, 33, of Springfield, MA.

  • Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and Grace Leon Selected for Top National U.S. Marshals Service Awards

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    Cleveland, OH– United States Marshal Peter Elliott announces the local recipients for two of the United States Marshals Service 42nd Director’s Honorary Awards. These are the highest honors granted by the United States Marshals Service (USMS) to recognize employees and citizens who perform in an exemplary manner in support of our Agency’s missions.

  • U.S. Marshals Announce the Results of Operation Silver Shield

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    Baltimore, MD –The U.S. Marshals Service and task force partners in the District of Maryland conducted a large-scale, public safety initiative from May through August dubbed Operation Silver Shield.

  • U.S. Marshals in Puerto Rico Apprehend Local Drug Trafficker

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    San Juan, PR – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Puerto Rico Violent Offenders Task Force (PRVOTF) Aug. 8 arrested in Guaynabo a man with a state and a federal warrant on charges of physically abusing and beating his wife and of conspiracy to produce and distribute cocaine, heroin and fentanyl. 

  • U.S. Marshals Major Case Fugitive From Massachusetts Arrested After Police Chase in Los Angeles

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    Boston, MA – A suspected serial rapist who was a U.S. Marshals (USMS) major case fugitive in the District of Massachusetts was arrested in California Thursday afternoon. 

    Stephen Paul Gale, 71, was taken into custody in Los Angeles following a 1 ½-hour pursuit with the Los Angeles Police Department. 

  • U.S. Marshals Offer up to $5K Reward for Rand Man

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    Charleston, WV - The U.S. Marshals Southern District of West Virginia CUFFED Task Force is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a Rand man wanted by the U.S. Marshals and Homeland Security Investigations in reference to a federal indictment for interfering with commerce by use of violence or threats of violence.

  • Suspect Wanted in Warrensville Heights Homicide Arrested by U.S. Marshals

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    Cleveland, OH – Earlier this afternoon, members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Dante Freeman, 20. Freeman was wanted by the Warrensville Heights Police Department for homicide.

  • U.S. Marshals Service Puerto Rico Apprehends Most Wanted Fugitive, Associate

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    San Juan, PR – On the night of Aug. 5, police officers from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB) investigated a shooting in the Municipality of Carolina involving three men, two of whom were federal fugitives.

  • U.S. Marshals in California Capture 15 Most Wanted Fugitive

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    15 Most Wanted Fugitive - Deshawn Davis - Apprehended

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Belknap Fugitive in South Boston

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    Concord, NH - The United States Marshals Service (USMS), District of New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force (NHJFTF) and Belknap County Sheriff’s Office are pleased to announce the arrest of the Belknap County fugitive that fled from the Concord Hospital - Laconia early Sunday morning. 

  • U.S. Marshals Capture Man Wanted by the Army for Parole Violation

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    Jackson, TN – On July 31, 2024, U.S. Marshals captured Richard Perkins, 56, of Bells, TN, who was wanted by the United States Army for parole violation.