U.S. Marshals in Massachusetts Arrest New York City Fugitive Wanted for Attempted Murder

Boston, MA – The U.S. Marshals Service Massachusetts Fugitive Task Force (MATF)on Monday arrested in Worcester a man wanted for an attempted murder in May in New York.

Gregory Alphonso was the subject of an arrest warrant issued May 23 from the City of New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York.  

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) requested assistance from the USMS New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NY/NJ RFTF) with locating Alphonso.  

The NY/NJ RFTF and the NYPD worked collaboratively and provided investigative information to the MAFTF, as investigators developed information that Alphonso was in Massachusetts. 

The MAFTF, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and Worcester Police Department, tracked Alphonso to Worcester where he was placed under arrest.  

Alphonso was charged as a fugitive from justice and will be arraigned in Massachusetts pending his extradition back to New York.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of any state or federal fugitive
please contact the U.S. Marshals Service at 1-877-WANTED2 or submit information via the USMS Tips App.

MAFTF participants include the U.S. Marshals Service District of Massachusetts,
Massachusetts State Police, Boston Police Department, Brockton Police Department,
Cambridge Police Department, Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, Haverhill Police
Department, Lowell Police Department, Middlesex Sheriff’s Department, New Bedford
Police Department, Plymouth County Sheriff's Department, Springfield Police Department,
Worcester Police Department, West Springfield Police Department, Suffolk County
Sheriff’s Department, Randolph Police Department, Quincy Police Department, and the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives.