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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 in Puerto Rico Apprehend Local Drug Trafficker

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    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. 

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

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    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 in California Capture 15 Most Wanted Fugitive

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    15 Most Wanted Fugitive - Deshawn Davis - Apprehended

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

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    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 Arrest Belknap Fugitive in South Boston

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    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 Hamilton Homicide Suspect From 2004

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cincinnati, OH – The U.S. Marshals Service and Butler County Prosecutor’s Office are pleased to announce the arrest of Antonio Riano in his hometown of Zapotitlan Palmas, State of Oaxaca, Mexico.

  • West Virginia Fugitives Apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Puerto Rico

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    San Juan, PR – The U.S. Marshals Service Puerto Rico Violent Offenders Task Force (PRVOTF) and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), arrested in Caguas and Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, two men wanted in West Virginia on charges of conspiracy to produce and distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl.

  • U.S. Marshals Add Canadian Man to 15 Most Wanted Fugitive List; Offer up to $25K Reward for Info Leading to Capture

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    **UPDATE: Deshawn Davis was Apprehended on August 5, 2024**

    15 Most Wanted Fugitive - Deshawn Davis - Apprehended

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

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    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.

  • U.S. Marshals and Law Enforcement Partners Capture First-Degree Murder Suspect Wanted for 2023 Beating Death

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Memphis, TN – On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Memphis Police Department (MPD), and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Teams captured Alfred Draper, 31, of Memphis, who was wanted for a murder where a man was beaten with a pole and left in a field last year.

  • Three Wanted for Kidnapping and Brutal Beatings Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Canton

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Canton, OH – This afternoon, the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) in Canton, OH arrested Jermaine Taylor, Cassandra Cheek, and Tyson Dean. Taylor, Cheek, and Dean were wanted by the Canton Police Department and United States Marshals Service for kidnapping and felonious assault.

  • United States Marshals Service Celebrates National Intern Day

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    U.S. Marshals Service Interns - Summer 2024

  • U.S. Marshals Seek Escaped Belknap County Prisoner

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    Concord, NH - The United States Marshals Service (USMS), District of New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force and Belknap County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s assistance in locating an escaped Belknap County prisoner that fled from the Concord Hospital - Laconia early Sunday morning. 

  • Five-Year-Old Missing Child Recovered by U.S. Marshals

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    Cleveland, OH – The U.S. Marshals in Cleveland, OH recovered a five-year-old child yesterday who was missing from Yorktown, VA. The child was taken by a non-custodial parent and never returned on May 1, 2024. 

  • U.S. Marshals Track, Apprehend Yuma Homicide Suspect in Central Florida

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Denver, CO – A multi-agency manhunt for the fugitive homicide suspect wanted in connection to the disappearance and death of Britani Meek in Yuma, Colorado concluded Monday afternoon in Lake Placid, Florida. 

  • Memphis Murder Suspect Captured by U.S. Marshals

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Memphis, TN – Roland Robinson, 27, was captured today by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) for charges related to a Memphis homicide.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Swim Coach Charged with Voyeurism

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Hartford, CT – The Connecticut U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force and Newington Police Department today arrested a Connecticut man wanted in Arizona on charges of voyeurism.

  • Bow Police, U.S. Marshals Arrest Suspected Child Murderer

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Concord, NH – The U.S. Marshals Service – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force (NHJFTF) and the Bow Police Department safely apprehended Demiko A. Fox, 22, at an establishment near Bow Junction this morning.

  • U.S. Marshals Escort the Casket of the Late Civil Rights Pioneer Tessie Prevost-Williams

    • For Immediate Release
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    New Orleans, LA - United States Marshals will escort the casket of the late Tessie Prevost-Williams on July 26, 2024, when it lies in state at Gallier Hall and leaves for its final resting place on July 27, 2024, from the Branch Bell Baptist Church.

  • U.S. Marshals Assist Fremont County Sheriff in Apprehending Violent Fugitive Suspected of Gun Burglary

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Fremont County, CO – One of Fremont County’s most-wanted violent fugitives is behind bars after a multi-agency tactical operation which took place Tuesday evening near Penrose, Colorado.