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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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  • U.S. Marshals Track, Apprehend Yuma Homicide Suspect in Central Florida

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Denver, CO – A multi-agency manhunt for the fugitive homicide suspect wanted in connection to the disappearance and death of Britani Meek in Yuma, Colorado concluded Monday afternoon in Lake Placid, Florida. 

  • Memphis Murder Suspect Captured by U.S. Marshals

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Memphis, TN – Roland Robinson, 27, was captured today by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) for charges related to a Memphis homicide.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Swim Coach Charged with Voyeurism

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Hartford, CT – The Connecticut U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force and Newington Police Department today arrested a Connecticut man wanted in Arizona on charges of voyeurism.

  • Bow Police, U.S. Marshals Arrest Suspected Child Murderer

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Concord, NH – The U.S. Marshals Service – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force (NHJFTF) and the Bow Police Department safely apprehended Demiko A. Fox, 22, at an establishment near Bow Junction this morning.

  • U.S. Marshals Escort the Casket of the Late Civil Rights Pioneer Tessie Prevost-Williams

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    New Orleans, LA - United States Marshals will escort the casket of the late Tessie Prevost-Williams on July 26, 2024, when it lies in state at Gallier Hall and leaves for its final resting place on July 27, 2024, from the Branch Bell Baptist Church.

  • Cleveland Homicide Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals After Barricading Himself in a Home

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cleveland, OH – Earlier this afternoon, members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Trevonne Clemons, 31. Clemons was wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for aggravated murder. 

  • U.S. Marshals Assist Fremont County Sheriff in Apprehending Violent Fugitive Suspected of Gun Burglary

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Fremont County, CO – One of Fremont County’s most-wanted violent fugitives is behind bars after a multi-agency tactical operation which took place Tuesday evening near Penrose, Colorado.

  • U.S. Marshals in CT Make Arrest in 24-Year-Old WV Sexual Assault Case

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Hartford, CT – The Connecticut U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force and Waterbury Police Department today arrested a Connecticut man wanted in West Virginia on sexual assault charges stemming from an incident in May 2000.

    Tyron Jermaine Walker, 50, of Waterbury, is charged in Westover, West Virginia, with second-degree sexual assault.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Federal Escapee in Clarksburg

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Clarksburg, WV – Members of the U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force, working with the Clarksburg Police Department and the West Virginia Department of Corrections July 19, arrested in Clarksburg a federal fugitive who failed to report to a halfway house to complete his 2022 federal sentence for firearms trafficking without a license.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Oregon Fugitive in Middle Georgia 30 Years after Escape from Prison Work Detail

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Macon, GA – An Oregon fugitive serving a prison sentence for sexual abuse and sodomy and who escaped a prison work detail in 1994 was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service, Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (USMS SERFTF) in Macon on Tuesday.

  • Fugitive Arrested by U.S. Marshals After Barricading Himself in a Home in Akron

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Akron, OH – Early this morning, members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Larry Francis Treitinger II, 39.

  • Stockton Triple-Murder Suspect Arrested in Modesto

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Washington, DC – A fugitive wanted by the U.S. Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force (PSWRFTF) Sacramento Office and the Stockton, California, police for a June 25 triple homicide in Stockton was arrested July 11 in Modesto, California.

  • U.S. Marshals Warn of Scammers Using Fake Arrest Warrants and Payment via Prepaid Cards

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Charlotte, NC - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Western District of North Carolina is alerting the public of an imposter scam involving individuals claiming to be U.S.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest 260 in Southeast, WI

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Between April 1, and June 30, 2024, the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of Wisconsin Fugitive Task Force, engaged in an operation labeled “Big Top” to target violent criminals in Southeast Wisconsin.  Operation Big Top focused enforcement activities occurring in four of the larger cities/urban areas of the district.

  • Interstate Sex Offender Arrested by U.S. Marshals

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cleveland, OH – The U.S. Marshals (USMS) Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) in Cleveland, OH arrested Vincent Grant (58) for failing to register as a sex offender. Grant was wanted by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office (OH) and the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (FL) for failure to register in both jurisdictions.

  • Reward for Information in the Death of 10-Year-Old Gracie Griffin

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cleveland, OH – The United States Marshals Service Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information directly leading to the identification, location, and arrest of the suspect(s) involved in the shooting death of 10-year-old Gracie Griffin. 

  • U.S. Marshals Capture Juvenile Wanted for Numerous Violent Felonies

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Memphis, TN – Demarion Tackett, age 16, was captured today by U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) for numerous violent felonies including first degree murder, aggravated and especially aggravated robbery, murder in perpetration of a robbery, carjacking, and possession of a firearm in commission of a dangerous felony.

  • Suspect Connected to Homicide in Clark-Fulton Neighborhood Arrested

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Cleveland, OH - Late this morning, members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and the Cleveland Division of Police arrested Jasmine Spencer, 27. Spencer was wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for aggravated murder. 

  • U.S. Marshals Join Hunt for Triple-Murder Suspect in Stockton

    • For Immediate Release
    Description
    *UPDATE: Carmen Cardona Rodriguez was Apprehended on July 11, 2024 in Modesto, CA*
  • U.S. Marshals Find 200 Missing Children Across the Nation During ‘Operation We Will Find You 2’

    • For Immediate Release
    Description

    Washington, DC – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), along with federal, state, and local agencies in seven federal judicial districts and geographical locations across the U.S., led a six-week national operation that resulted in finding 200 critically missing children, which includes endangered runaways and those abducted by noncustodial persons.