U.S. Marshals in Maine Arrest Man Wanted for Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Colorado

Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task
Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Patrick Byrne, 29, in Livermore Falls, Maine.
According to Colorado authorities, an arrest warrant was issued for Byrne on November 04, 2024, for two counts of sexual exploitation of a child out of Bloomfield County Court in
Colorado.

Based upon an investigation from the United States Marshals Service, Maine Violent
Offender Task Force, Investigators developed information that Byrne was currently residing in Maine. Through a collaborative effort, the USMS, Maine Violent Offender Task Force
was able to locate Byrne and safely apprehend him at a residence in Livermore Falls,
Maine. Byrne was charged as a fugitive from justice and is pending extradition back to
Colorado.

The USMS, Maine Violent Offender Task Force received assistance by the USMS, District
of Colorado, Violent Offender Task Force and the Livermore Falls, Maine Police
Department.

The USMS, Maine Violent Offender Task Force is comprised of members of the U.S.
Marshals Service, Maine Department of Corrections, Biddeford Police Department, U.S.
Customs Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Maine
National Guard Counterdrug Program.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of any state or federal fugitive
please contact the United States Marshals Service, District of Maine at
MED.TIPLINE@usdoj.gov, or submit a USMS Web Tip.