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Tucson, AZ – A couple wanted in the U.S. on multiple charges, including the 2018 kidnapping of their own children, were arrested April 5 in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and their two children have been safely returned to the Arizona Department of Child Services.

Phoenix, AZ – This evening, Gilberto Buitimea Bacasegua, 52, was extradited back to the United States after his arrest in Sinaloa, Mexico. Bacasegua was wanted by the Peoria Police Department for Sexual Conduct with a Minor, Sexual Abuse and Kidnapping.

Phoenix, AZ – This afternoon, Godfrey Diaz Romero, 63, was deported back to the United States after his arrest in Sonora, Mexico. Romero was wanted by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for Sexual Assault, Kidnapping, Sexual Abuse, and Fraudulent Schemes.

Phoenix, AZ – Members of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Task Force for the District of Arizona arrested a homicide fugitive following a vehicle stop April 6.

Washington, D.C. - David Benjamin Creamer, charged with distribution of child pornography, transportation of obscene materials, firearms

Tucson, AZ – On March 23, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri, 3 minor children were taken from their home by their non-custodial mother, Brittany Barnes and her wife Ceairah Beverly.

Flagstaff, AZ – On February 7, 2022, U.S. Marshals arrested three suspects for their involvement in a homicide that occurred in Stevens County, Washington in September of 2021. The suspects included Brenda Rasmussen, the victim's wife, and her two sons, Danny, and Andrew Jones.

Flagstaff, AZ – A fugitive from Birmingham, Alabama was arrested by the United States Marshals Service, and the Flagstaff Police Department, in Flagstaff, AZ on January 12, 2022.

Phoenix, AZ – This evening, Luis Aguirre, 46, was extradited back to the United States after his arrest in Chihuahua, Mexico. Aguirre, who had a warrant for his arrest from 2011, was wanted by the Goodyear Police Department for molestation of a child, sexual abuse, and sexual conduct with a minor.

Flagstaff, AZ – On December 02, 2020 the U.S. Marshals Service led Arizona WANTED Violent Offenders Task Force, working in conjunction with deputies in Las Vegas, Nevada and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, arrested Ashley Thomas (29) and Shawn Johnson (45) on the felony charge of abduction of a child from a state agency.

Arizona – From August 10 thru September 17, 2020, the United States Marshals Service Arizona WANTED Violent Offender Task Force partnered with Phoenix Police Department and several other agencies to lead Operation Snake Eyes.

Phoenix, AZ – On Friday, September 18th, members of the U.S. Marshals Service led Arizona Wanted Violent Offenders Task Force recovered an endangered 2 year old who had been kidnapped last night in Mesa, AZ.

Phoenix, AZ – The combined efforts of the United States Marshals Service, Mohave County Probation Office, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs and White river Tribal Police led to hundreds of sex offender compliance checks and six arrests in communities across northern Arizona.

Golden Valley, AZ – On April 22, 2020 the U.S. Marshals Service led Arizona WANTED Violent Offenders Task Force, working in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), arrested a dangerous fugitive and recovered a missing child in Golden Valley, Arizona.