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Martinsburg, WV – Members of the U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force, with the assistance of the Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) arrested a woman on an outstanding felony warrant issued out of Berkeley County, West Virginia.

Baltimore, MD – The U.S. Marshals Service has concluded a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative aimed at combating violent crime in Baltimore and the surrounding communities.

Newport News, VA – A multi-agency fugitive investigation for a triple murder suspect from Newport News, Virginia came to an end this afternoon.  Dimair Jones, 26, was arrested in the 400 block of Cox Landing in Newport News.

Washington, DC - Members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force April 8 arrested in Arlington, Virginia, a man wanted in Prince George’s County, Maryland, for multiple charges including assault first degree firearm, armed robbery, and use of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence. 

Washington, DC – The U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) April 7 arrested a man wanted by the Annapolis Police Department (APD) for a murder and related offenses.

Miami, FL – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) and the Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force (FCRFTF) announce the arrest of an attempted homicide suspect wanted out of Washington, D.C.

Portsmouth, VA – A multi-agency fugitive investigation spanning several states for a murder suspect from Portsmouth, Virginia came to an end this afternoon. Akea Faison, 33, was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi after 20 months on the run.

Norfolk, VA – On October 1, 2024, the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF), in coordination with the Norfolk Police Department and the USMS Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF), located and safely arrested a woman wanted for child abduction.

Baltimore, MD – The United States Marshals (USMS) Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF), in coordination with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) located and safely arrested, a man, August 29, 2024, for armed robbery.      

Baltimore, MD –The U.S. Marshals Service and task force partners in the District of Maryland conducted a large-scale, public safety initiative from May through August dubbed Operation Silver Shield.

Norfolk, VA – A multi-agency fugitive investigation spanning several states and lasting more than 10 months came to an end this Tuesday morning. Hampton Roads rapper Tashawnda “23 Brazy” Nicole Drayton was arrested in an apartment complex in Boykins, Virginia.

Washington, DC – A multiagency operation launched in mid-April to combat cross-jurisdictional violence that negatively impacts the communities within the National Capital Region has resulted in the arrest of 264 fugitives and the recovery of 21 firearms, 5.7 kg narcotics, and $254,890 in illicit U.S. currency.

Baltimore, MD – The U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF), District of Maryland, and Anne Arundel County Police Department collaborated with the Baltimore City Police Department to recover a critically missing juvenile in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Baltimore, MD.

Baltimore, MD – The U.S. Marshals Service and task force partners in the District of Maryland are initiating a large-scale, public safety initiative. ‘Operation Silver Shield’ is a 90-day interagency operation designed to improve public safety by targeting non-compliant sex offenders and fugitives wanted for associated offense conduct.

Greenbelt, MD – The U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) partnered with the Greenbelt Police Department, and other federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to track down and apprehend two juveniles wanted in connection with a shooting that injured five people in Schrom Hills Park on Aril 19.

San Juan, PR – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in Maryland tracked down and captured April 24 a fugitive wanted in Puerto Rico on a federal arrest warrant for violating his bail conditions in a pending gun law case. 

Washington, DC – A U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) Officer was presented the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Purple Heart Award in a ceremony at USMS Headquarters on March 22, 2024.