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Most Wanted Fugitive, Jeffrey Winston Forrest Captured in Mexico, Brought Back to Texas
10May By STLNEWSNo Comments
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Most Wanted Fugitive, Jeffrey Winston Forrest Captured in Mexico, Brought Back to Texas

Washington, DC (STL.News) The manhunt for a U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted fugitive ended Friday with the arrest in Mexico of Jeffrey Winston Forrest, 47, wanted by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Department in Abilene, Texas, for two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, bail jumping, and failure to appear. According to a Zapopan police release, Forrest was arrested Friday afternoon by members of the State Attorney’s Office, Zapopan Police Department, and the National Institute of Immigration (INM).  He was located in a drive-through store in Zapopan, Jalisco, after his presence and identity were confirmed with the existing alert in the U.S. Forrest was deported today and brought back to the Northern District of Texas, where he will answer the charges against him. Forrest’s capture...
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U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Apprehends Darian Watts
15Apr By STLNEWSNo Comments
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U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Apprehends Darian Watts

U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Apprehends Man, Darian Watts Wanted for Murder, Aggravated Robbery Tyler, TX (STL.News) On April 8, the Denton Police Department began investigating an aggravated robbery involving a firearm that had happened around midnight.  Two victims stated that the fugitive Darian Watts had been at their apartment but once they learned that Watts had an outstanding murder warrant they made him leave.  Watts returned about 10 minutes later with another individual, both armed with handguns, and proceeded to rob the people in the apartment. A case file review showed that Watts was wanted out of Tarrant County for a murder that had occurred in April 2018.  Watts had stabbed a 25-year-old man to death after he kicked over the fugitive’s water bottle at an Arlington apart...
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U.S. Marshals, Coeur d’Alene Police Arrest Fugitive, Ronald Whitted, Recover Missing Child
1Apr By STLNEWSNo Comments
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U.S. Marshals, Coeur d’Alene Police Arrest Fugitive, Ronald Whitted, Recover Missing Child

Coeur d’Alene, ID (STL.News) Late Tuesday, the Coeur d’Alene Police Department Community Action Team and the U.S. Marshals Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force arrested a fugitive and rescued a missing child in Coeur d’Alene. Ronald Whitted, 47, of Fort Worth, Texas, was arrested on charges of interference with child custody – court order.  On or around March 17, Whitted allegedly fled the state with his 6-year-old son and was believed to have attempted to flee the country.  Authorities also believed the child was in danger.  The Hurst Police Department in Hurst, Texas, requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force to help locate Whitted and his son.  Members of the task force quickly learned Whitted possibly traveled to Idaho and subsequently contacted the U....
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Murder Suspect, Melvin Tyler is Sought by U.S. Marshals Task Force
15Dec By STLNEWSNo Comments
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Murder Suspect, Melvin Tyler is Sought by U.S. Marshals Task Force

Melvin Tyler is wanted for multiple violent crimes including First Degree Murder Memphis, TN (STL.News) The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force remains on the look out for Melvin Tyler, who is wanted for multiple violent crimes including First Degree Murder. On October 8 in Memphis, TN multiple people were shot at the intersection of Barton and S. Parkway.  Hussein Hasan was shot to death.  A warrant was issued for the arrest of Melvin Tyler for this crime on 10/26/2019.  Tyler is also wanted for Criminal Attempt First Degree Murder, Criminal Attempt Especially Aggravated Robbery, Criminal Attempt Robbery, and Employment of a Firearm with the intent to commit a felony. The Task Force arrested Lundarius Brown in connection with this crime on 12/09/2019.  Brown was wanted...
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‘Fugitive of the Week’, Douglas Collins, Jr. Found and Arrested in Florida by U.S. Marshals
15Dec By STLNEWSNo Comments
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‘Fugitive of the Week’, Douglas Collins, Jr. Found and Arrested in Florida by U.S. Marshals

Concord, NH (STL.News) Wednesday afternoon, members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Jacksonville, Florida were able to locate and arrest “Fugitive of the Week,” Douglas Collins, Jr., 51 years-of-age.  Collins was wanted on an outstanding Rockingham County (NH) warrant for failing to appear on a charge of attempted aggravated felonious sexual assault. Collins had been featured December 4th as the “Fugitive of the Week.”  This feature was aired on WTPL-FM, WMUR-TV, The Union Leader, The Nashua Telegraph, The Patch, Foster’s Daily Democrat, Manchester Information, the Manchester Ink Link, the Rochester Voice and prominently featured on the internet.  The “Fugitive of the Week” continues to be a very successful tool that has resulted in the location and arrest of numerous fugitive...
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U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Scranton Shooting Suspect, Miles Singleton
10Dec By STLNEWSNo Comments
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U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Scranton Shooting Suspect, Miles Singleton

Scranton, PA (STL.News) Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Miles Singleton – a 21-year old Moosic man. On August 24, 2019, the Scranton Police Department investigated a shooting in the 500 block of Kennedy Street. As a result of that investigation detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging Singleton with Aggravated Assault, Firearms Not to Be Carried Without License and lesser included offenses.  Attempts to find Singleton were unsuccessful and the U. S. Marshals Service (USMS) Fugitive Task Force was asked to apprehend him. Today at about 8:30 a.m., the fugitive investigation led task force members to a home in the 1000 block of Springbrook Avenue, Moosic - where Singleton was taken into custody without incident.  He was turned over to the Scranton Police De...
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US Marshals Task Force Arrests Leonard Lamount Porterfield, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top Ten Fugitive
9Dec By STLNEWSNo Comments
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US Marshals Task Force Arrests Leonard Lamount Porterfield, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top Ten Fugitive

US Marshals Task Force arrests, Leonard Lamount Porterfield, one of Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten fugitives Memphis, TN (STL.News) The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Fugitive Task Force and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested Leonard Lamount Porterfield, one of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's (TBI) Most Wanted fugitives. Porterfield was wanted by the Covington Police Department, Memphis Police Department, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for Aggravated Robbery, 2 Counts of Aggravated Assault, 2 counts of Assault, and 3 counts evading arrest and other charges. TBI contacted the Task Force for assistance because they had located Porterfield.  In addition to TBI agents, MPD officers from Old Allen precinct, the Multi Agency Gang Unit, and a Shelby County ...
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U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests York Shooting Suspect, Khalic Cross, in Virginia
3Aug By STLNEWSNo Comments
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U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests York Shooting Suspect, Khalic Cross, in Virginia

Khalic Cross aka “Buddha” charged with firing into crowded York block party Harrisburg, PA (STL.News) - Friday, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Khalic Cross – a 25-year old York man. On January 10, 2019, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole obtained an arrest warrant charging Cross with absconding from his parole supervision.  He was serving a term of parole for Fleeing and Eluding Police Officer.  On July 14, 2019, the York City Police Department obtained an arrest warrant charging Cross with Aggravated Assault, Possession of Firearm Prohibited, 150 counts of Recklessly Endangerment, and lesser included offenses – after it was alleged that he fired into a crowd at a York block party. Attempts to find Cross in York were unsuccessful and the U. S. Marshals Se...
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US Marshals Task Force Apprehends First Degree Murder Suspect, Jermichael Davis
4Jul By STLNEWSNo Comments
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US Marshals Task Force Apprehends First Degree Murder Suspect, Jermichael Davis

Memphis, TN (STL.News) - A first degree murder suspect was arrested in Memphis Tuesday. On 6/24/19 Shelby County issued arrest warrants for Jermichael Davis for First Degree Murder and Aggravated Child Abuse.  On 11-20-18 a two year old girl was shot and killed at 5900 block of Hickory Meadow, Memphis, TN.  The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force adopted the fugitive case. The fugitive was tracked to the 1150 block of Rutland. The Shelby County Fugitive Apprehension Team assisted the Marshal Task Force.  The door to the residence had to be forced open.  The fugitive was taken into custody without further incident and transported to the Shelby County Detention Facility. The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force with divisions...
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US Marshals arrest fugitive sex offender, James H. Eslinger, in Springfield, Missouri
12Jun By STLNEWSNo Comments
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US Marshals arrest fugitive sex offender, James H. Eslinger, in Springfield, Missouri

SPRINGFIELD, MO (STL.News) - U.S. Marshal Mark S. James, Western District of Missouri announces the arrest of fugitive James H. Eslinger on June 10, 2019. On Monday June 10, 2019, the U.S. Marshals Service-Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested James Eslinger near West Commercial Street in Springfield, Missouri.  Eslinger was an unregistered sex-offender, and had been a fugitive since 2017.  Eslinger’s original offense occurred in 1998, when he was convicted of the sexual assault of a 22 year old woman in Battlefield, Missouri.  Eslinger absconded from parole in the Kansas City, Missouri area in 2017, and he remained on the run from law enforcement since that time. In June 2019, U.S. Marshals Service investigators began looking for Eslinger.  Task Force investigators quickly develo...
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2 Arkansas Escapees, Jason Brown, Geronimo Espericueta, Found in New Mexico
5Jun By STLNEWSNo Comments
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2 Arkansas Escapees, Jason Brown, Geronimo Espericueta, Found in New Mexico

Little Rock, AR (STL.News) – A large-scale manhunt began on May 30 in search for two inmates who escaped the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility.  Earlier that morning Jason Brown, who was a state inmate, and Geronimo Espericueta, who was a federal inmate, reportedly broke a hatch and tore through the ceiling near the shower stalls.  They were reported missing by jail authorities at 2:15 a.m. Thursday.  The Eastern Arkansas Fugitive Task Force (EATF) responded to the jail facility to begin their investigation by checking phone records, commissary records, conducted interviews of inmates and coordinated with other law enforcement agencies.  Tracking dogs were called on scene to establish a direction of travel.  It was determined that the two escapees had been picked up by a vehicle a...
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Violent Felon, Ian Bessinger, Arrested After Barricade With U.S. Marshals
18Apr By STLNEWSNo Comments
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Violent Felon, Ian Bessinger, Arrested After Barricade With U.S. Marshals

Tucson, AZ (STL.News) - Monday afternoon, U.S. Marshals aided in the apprehension of Ian Bessinger, 36, in the 900 block of Orange Grove Road in Tucson.  Bessinger was wanted by the Pima County Sheriff’s Office in Tucson, Arizona for a probation violation stemming from charges of Aggravated Assault with a deadly Weapon and Possession of a Weapon by a Prohibited Possessor. Bessinger has numerous felony convictions stemming from 2006 to 2015 of Criminal Damage, Aggravated Assault, Trafficking Stolen Property, Theft of Means of Transportation, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and Possession of a Weapon by a Prohibited Possessor.  In 2015, Bessinger was convicted of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Possession of a Weapon by a Prohibited Possessor.  In March of 2019, the Pim...
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US Marshals Task Force Arrests Fugitive Malinda Mumaw on Tips From the Public
18Apr By STLNEWSNo Comments
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US Marshals Task Force Arrests Fugitive Malinda Mumaw on Tips From the Public

Martinsburg, WV (STL.News) – On April 11, 2019 the U.S. Marshals Service Mountain State Fugitive Task Force requested the public’s assistance in locating fugitive Malinda Mumaw, 31, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, who was wanted by the Berkeley County Probation Department.  Mumaw had been convicted of distribution of cocaine and heroin and violated her court ordered probation. After numerous tips from the public were received, U.S. Marshals and Martinsburg City Police officers were able to locate and arrest Mumaw on the 200 block of E. Burke Street in Martinsburg West Virginia earlier today.  “We would like to thank the public for their assistance” said US Marshal JC Raffety.  “The public’s information was an invaluable tool to this investigation.”
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US Marshals Service News: Two ‘Fugitives of the Week’, Jeanne Andrews, Jonathan Harney, No Longer Fugitives
4Apr By STLNEWSNo Comments
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US Marshals Service News: Two ‘Fugitives of the Week’, Jeanne Andrews, Jonathan Harney, No Longer Fugitives

Concord, NH (STL.News) – Great way to start April, “Fugitive of the Week,” Jeanne Andrews, 40, was arrested Tuesday by the U.S. Marshals – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force and the Rochester Police Department.  Andrews was wanted on two outstanding arrest warrants, including Strafford County, where she was wanted for bail violations on a charge of Sales of Fentanyl and Rockingham County, where she was wanted for failing to appear on a charge of sales of Klonopin. As part of this investigation, Andrews had just been featured as the “Fugitive of the Week” on March 6th..  This feature was aired on WTPL-FM, WMUR-TV, The Union Leader, The Nashua Telegraph, The Patch, Foster’s Daily Democrat, Manchester Information, the Manchester Ink Link, The Rochester Voice and prominently featured on the interne...
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