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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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  • MAJOR CASE: U.S. Marshals Offer up to $10K Reward for Information Leading to Shooting Suspect’s Arrest

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    Washington, DC – The U.S. Marshals in the Northern District of Mississippi and the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man suspected in the shooting of a Mississippi Highway Patrol officer today on Highway 61 in Bolivar County.

  • U.S. Marshals Request Public Assistance to Locate Norfolk Murder Suspect

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    Norfolk, VA - The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the public’s assistance and offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted for second-degree murder and use of a firearm in connection to an April 8 homicide in Norfolk.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Suspect Who Fled Scene of a Vehicular Homicide

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    Dayton, OH – The U.S. Marshals' Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) arrested fugitive Jan Henderson in the 400 block of Ethel Avenue, at approximately 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

  • U.S. Marshals in Nebraska Use DNA Evidence to Close 55-Year-Old Cold Case

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    Omaha, NE – U.S. Marshals in Nebraska using DNA evidence have closed the fugitive investigation of a case dating back to 1967.  

  • MAJOR CASE: U.S. Marshals Looking for Escapee

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    Washington, DC – U.S. Marshals in Virginia and North Carolina are looking for one of two men who escaped the Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, Virginia, earlier today and offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to his capture.

  • West Tennessee Couple Wanted for Home Invasion Captured in Kentucky by U.S. Marshals Task Force

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    Jackson, TN – The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) in Jackson, TN captured Brandon Cole, 32, and Lori Robertson, 36, on warrants for Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Burglary and Theft of Property over $1,000 issued by the Crockett County Sheriff's Office. U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announced today.

  • MAJOR CASE: U.S. Marshals, Crime Stoppers Offer up to $10K Reward for Information Leading to Murder Suspect’s Arrest

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    Washington, DC - The U.S. Marshals and Crime Stoppers of West Virginia are offering a combined reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of a West Virginia man wanted for first-degree murder in McDowell County, West Virginia.  

  • U.S. Marshals in Houston Arrest Mississippi Prison Escapee

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    Houston, TX - The U.S. Marshals-led Gulf Coast Violent Offender Task Force today arrested one of the four fugitives who escaped early Sunday from the Raymond Detention Center in Raymond, Mississippi, and getting away in a Hinds County public works truck.

  • U.S. Marshals Offer up to $5,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Man Wanted in Connection With Murder in Washtenaw County

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    Detroit, MI - The U.S. Marshals-led Fugitive Apprehension Team is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of a man charged in the murder of a 21-year-old woman killed on November 11, 2022, in Washtenaw County.

  • MAJOR CASE: U.S. Marshals Offering up to $5K Reward for Info Leading to Capture of Capital Murder Suspect

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    Wanted Fugitive Joshua SmileyWashington, DC  – U.S.

  • Suspect Wanted in Toledo Vehicular Homicide Arrested in Findlay, Ohio

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    Findlay, OH –  Yesterday afternoon, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and the Findlay Police Department arrested Ruben Parraz, 56.  Parraz was wanted by the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office for two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide.

  • Cleveland Suspect From 2012 Murder Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Illinois

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    Bloomington, IL – Earlier this afternoon, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF), along with Deputies from the Central District of Illinois, arrested Martino Giles, 35.  Giles has been wanted since 2015 by the Cleveland Division of Police for homicide. 

  • Virginia Homicide Suspect Arrested With Guns and Narcotics

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    Titusville, FL – On April 20, 2023, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and members of the Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force ended a violent fugitive’s run from the law.

    Joseph Walker, 29, was wanted by the state of Virginia in relation to a violent murder. 

  • Connecticut Violent Fugitive Captured in New York

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    Hartford, CT - The U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force on April 17 apprehended in Brooklyn a Connecticut man wanted on multiple charges following a shooting incident in Hartford in February.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Alabama Sex Offender in Maine

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    Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Violent Offender Task Force announce the arrest of Jerry Griffin, 53, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Griffin was wanted by the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama as well as the Biddeford Maine Police Department for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

  • Connecticut Fugitive Captured in North Carolina

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    New Haven, CT -  The U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force on April 17 apprehended a man who fled a Connecticut courthouse during a court proceeding March 30.

  • U.S. Marshals Offer up to $5K Reward for WV Murder Suspect

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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 and offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a Charleston man wanted for a November 2022 murder in Huntington.

  • Georgia Triple Homicide Suspect Captured by U.S. Marshals in Memphis

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    Memphis, TN – An investigation by U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Forces in Georgia and Tennessee have led to the arrest of Jerimiah Walker, 19, who was wanted for a triple homicide in Columbus, Georgia.

  • U.S. Marshals Find Missing 14-Year-Old in Columbus, OH

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    Columbus, OH – The U.S. Marshals Service Missing Child Unit in Cleveland, OH has been assisting Cuyahoga County Job and Family Services (CCJFS) in the location and recovery of Trinee Washington (14). Washington was in the custody and care of CCJFS and was reported missing on July 9, 2022. Her whereabouts and safety were unknown until earlier this morning. 

  • U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force Apprehends Father Wanted for Kidnaping Son From Massachusetts

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    New York, NY - Today, Deputies and Task Force Officers from the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NY/NJ RFTF) apprehended a man wanted for the kidnapping of his son in Massachusetts in February.