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Ripley, TN – An Indiana murder fugitive, Ronald Watson, age 29, was captured today by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in Ripley, Tennessee.

On July 4, 2024, Joseph Bonds was found shot at a residence in the 7300 block of Whitcomb Street in Merrillville, Indiana resulting in Bonds’ July 9 death. Two days later, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Ronald Watson.

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.

Springfield, IL – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF), in conjunction with the Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force (MWVFTF), arrested in Branson, Missouri, May 11 a serial rapist who has been on the run since he posted bail in 2000 and failed to appear for a court hearing in Moultrie County.

Dublin, CA – The U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force (PSWRFTF)in northern California, with assistance from the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF) Green Bay and Madison divisions, arrested on March 15 in Waucapa, Wisconsin, a Dixon man wanted on multiple warrants for domestic violence and rape. 

Atlanta, GA - The United States Marshals Service (USMS) Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) and Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF), in coordination with the Peoria Police Department, on February 15, 2024, located and safely arrested a man wanted by the Peoria Police Department for first-degree murder.   

Madison, WI – The Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force for the Western District of Wisconsin targeted 100 sex offenders in Sauk and Columbia Counties during a 4-week compliance sweep named “Operation Snow Miser” from January 8 through February 2.

Indianapolis, IN – U.S. Marshals in Texas, acting on multiple collateral leads originating with the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF), in coordination with the Muncie Police Department, on Jan. 24 located and safely arrested a man wanted for a 2012 vehicular negligence causing serious injuries to a child in Muncie.    

Dyersburg, TN – On January 24th, 2024, U.S. Marshals (USMS) and the Dyersburg Police Department captured a Wisconsin fugitive in West Tennessee.

Madison, WI – The Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF) of Fort Wayne, Indiana captured a Wisconsin fugitive for on warrants from the United States Marshals Service-Madison; Winnebago, Richland, and Adams counties in WI; and Kosciusko and Whitley counties in Indiana.

Wausau, WI – On January 12, 2024, the United States Marshals Service captured a fugitive in a hotel parking lot in Houston.

Peter Jewell-Reigel, 25, was wanted on a warrant out of Marathon County, Wisconsin on a supervised release violation following a 2017 conviction for 2nd degree sexual assault of a child.

Hammond, IN - The U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force and the FBI are seeking the public’s help in locating a violent fugitive wanted by the Lake County Sheriff’s Department for murder and are offering a combined reward of up to $15,000 ($10,000 from the FBI and $5,000 from the USMS) for information leading directly to his arrest.

Hammond, IN - The U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force has located and safely arrested one Lake County man wanted for murder, while the search for another is ongoing.

UPDATE: Melvion Delphie was taken into custody on November 30, 2023 in Chicago.

Shawano County, WI – On July 11, members of the U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force-Madison (GLRFTF-Madison) captured a fugitive on a property near Red Wahl Lane and Country Road D, minutes west of Eland.

Eau Claire, WI – On June 28th, 2023, members of the U.S. Marshals Service’s North Star Fugitive Task Force (NSFTF) in the District of Minnesota arrested a “most wanted sex offender absconder” following a traffic stop on a U-Haul truck.

Madison, WI – The Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force for the Western District of Wisconsin arrested 11 fugitives, including seven non-compliant sex offenders, during a 10-day warrant sweep named “Operation Northern Exposure” from June 19-June 30.

Wausau, WI – The Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force for the Western District of Wisconsin arrested 14 fugitives, including two sex offenders, during a five-day warrant sweep named “Operation Capture Hodag” from May 1-May 5.

Phoenix, AZ – Members of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Task Force for the District of Arizona arrested a homicide fugitive following a vehicle stop April 6.