Hit and Run Fugitive Apprehended After 78-Year-Old Woman Killed

Philadelphia, PA - Members of the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force arrested in Philadelphia today a man wanted by the Philadelphia Police Department on charges of homicide by vehicle in relation to a deadly hit and run on Dec. 28, 2022, in the 3700 block of Fairmount Ave in Philadelphia.

Jovan Lowe, 21, was taken into custody at a residence in the 4600 block of Hawthorne Street where Marshals Service investigators learned Lowe was presently hiding. Investigators from the fugitive task force apprehended Lowe after Lowe attempted to jump out a second story window but was quickly forced back into the home.   

“Our persistence in pursuing those who commit such senseless crimes is never diminished by time, and hope Jovan Lowe’s arrest will bring some closure to Julia Abraham’s family,” said Eric Gartner, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

The Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force is a team of law enforcement officers led by U.S. Marshals in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. The task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest violent crime fugitives. Membership agencies include the Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania State Parole Officers, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Attorney General Agents, Immigration Customs Enforcement, Chester Police Department, Bucks County Sheriffs, and Delaware County Sheriffs.