U.S. Marshals Apprehend Woman for Child Abduction

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.

Anna Sugg, 41, of Norfolk was wanted for the parental abduction of a child which she shared joint custody of with the child’s father. Sugg fled the state of Virginia with the child in March 2024. Sugg withheld the child from the father, who is an active-duty military service member, for over six months without contact.

In late September 2024, CARFTF investigators developed information that Sugg was in the state of Oregon and requested the assistance of the USMS Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF) to locate Sugg and the child. Investigators determined the type of vehicle that Sugg and the child were travelling in, and focused on the Cloverdale, Oregon area.

On October 1, 2024, PNVOTF investigators established surveillance on a campsite in the Sand Lake recreation area and observed Sugg and the child walking on Sand Lake Road. Sugg was taken into custody and transported to Tillamook County Jail to be held pending extradition to Virginia. The child was recovered and placed with Oregon Child Protective Services pending the father’s arrival from Virginia.

The USMS CARFTF began operations in June 2004. The CARFTF has partnership agreements with 14 federal and 87 state, and local agencies and operates in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. The CARFTF has apprehended more than 102,000 fugitives since its inception.

The USMS PNVOTF began operations in August 2010. The PNVOTF Oregon has partnership agreements with 6 federal, and 23 state and local agencies. The PNVOTF operates in the state of Oregon and additionally supports investigative missions in Washington and Alaska.