U.S. Marshals Capital Area Task Force Continues to Put Gang Members Behind Bars

Baltimore, MD – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) and the Prince George’s County Police Department May 12 arrested a gang member wanted for multiple violent felonies.

Jose Guardado-Orellana, 33, was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of an individual who was found deceased on the side of a road in Riverdale, Maryland, in October 2024.  

Guardado-Orellana was also charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault, use of a firearm during a violent crime, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and multiple weapons violations. 

Guardado-Orellana, a member of the 18th Street Revolutionary Gang, also has existing warrants in El Salvador charging him in a separate homicide and association to a terrorist organization. 

CARFTF investigators developed information May 12 that Guardado-Orellana was in a residence on Liberty Road in Windsor Mill.  On the same day, Guardado-Orellana was taken into custody without incident and turned over to Prince George’s County Police Department.  

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has also placed an immigration detainer for Guardado-Orellana.

Since 2004, the USMS Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force has focused resources and efforts on the enhancement of public safety and the reduction of violence within the Capital Region, through the identification, investigation, and apprehension of fugitives wanted for egregious crimes against the community, while ensuring the equal application of Justice, Integrity, and Service for all.