Georgia Homicide Suspect Captured by U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Denver

Denver, CO – The U.S. Marshals Service Colorado Violent Offender Task Force located and arrested a Georgia homicide suspect around 3 p.m. Wednesday in Denver. 

Tylar Oglesby, 27 of Warner Robins, Georgia, is wanted by the Perry, Georgia, Police Department on a felony arrest warrant for first-degree murder in connection to the March 12 shooting death of Diante Oates at the Houston Lake Apartments in Kathleen, Georgia. According to a March 13 media release, officers responded to a 911 call of a shooting on Houston Lake Road. Upon arrival, Oates was found near the 1700 building suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The Houston County Coroner’s Office pronounced Oates dead at the scene. Police investigators developed both Oglesby and Alexander Cullen as suspects in the shooting. Cullen was arrested March18, according to Perry P.D. An arrest warrant for Oglesby was issued the same day.

On Monday, members of the U.S. Marshals Service’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) in Macon, Georgia, were asked to assist in locating Oglesby. Investigators developed information indicating Oglesby flew to Denver and was believed to be hiding with a relative in the metro area. That information was relayed to the U.S. Marshals Service’s Colorado Violent Offender Task Force (COVOTF) on Wednesday at approx. 8:30 a.m. Mountain Time. COVOTF Deputy U.S. Marshals and Task Force Officers immediately established surveillance on the relative’s apartment near East Mississippi Avenue and South Dayton Street in Denver. At approx. 2:55 p.m., Oglesby was observed exiting the apartment and was taken into custody.

Oglesby was transported by Deputy U.S. Marshals to the Denver County Downtown Detention Center where she was booked on the outstanding homicide warrant from Georgia. She is currently awaiting extradition. 

“This case is a prime example of the effectiveness of our task force when multiple agencies work together toward a common goal,” said Kirk Taylor, U.S. Marshal for the District of Colorado. “Our team of Deputy U.S. Marshals and Task Force Officers had a violent murder suspect in custody less than seven hours from when they received the information from the team in Georgia. The result: another violent offender off the streets of Denver and headed out of Colorado.”

The success of this arrest represents a culmination of extensive cooperative investigative efforts between the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, U.S. Marshals Colorado Violent Offender Task Force, Perry (Georgia) Police Department, Douglas County (Colorado) Sheriff’s Office, Englewood Police Department, Golden Police Department, and the Lakewood Police Department. 

The Colorado Violent Offender Task Force is a multi-jurisdictional fugitive task force that targets the most violent offenders to include those wanted for murder, assault, sex offenses, and other serious offenses throughout the state and country. The U.S. Marshals Service also works closely with state and local agencies nationwide to locate and apprehend fugitives who flee across state lines to avoid prosecution. Through its network of 58 district task forces and eight regional fugitive task forces, the agency remains committed to ensuring that offenders are held accountable — no matter how long they attempt to evade justice.

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