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Memphis, TN – The Memphis Safe Task Force on Wednesday executed 51 criminal arrests, including three juveniles, and recovered nine illegal firearms.

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Washington, DC – The U.S. Marshals (USMS) in Texas Wednesday arrested two men wanted in North Carolina for multiple crimes against a child.

Akron, OH – Members of the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) have arrested Tristan Dent, 35.  Dent was wanted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Marshals Service for federal drug crimes.

Denver, CO – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Colorado Violent Offender Task Force (COVOTF) has compiled its year-end arrest statistics for 2025 and is proud to share the accomplishments of the hard-working Deputy United States Marshals (DUSMs) and deputized Task Force Officers (TFOs) who contributed to the success.

Cleveland, OH – Yesterday, late in the afternoon members of the U.S. Marshals fugitive team in Miami, Florida arrested Craig Scanlon, 68.  Scanlon has been on the run for the past 18 years.

Cleveland, OH – During the month of January, members of the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) concentrated their efforts in Cuyahoga County on fugitives wanted for failing to register as sex offenders.  

Toledo, OH – Late this morning, members of the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Duron Thomas, 34. Thomas was wanted by the Columbus Division of Police for murder and felonious assault.

Concord, NH – The U.S. Marshals Service District of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force are commending the Manchester and Concord Police Departments for their contributions to public safety during a sex offender enforcement operation that began in December and concluded today.

Memphis, TN – The Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF) on Thursday executed 16 criminal arrests and seized five more illegal firearms.

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Cedar Rapids, IA – U.S. Marshals today arrested a man in Iowa who is wanted on charges in Washington. 

Mickey Wade Wheatley, 35, is wanted in Okanogan County on charges of murder in the first-degree in connection to a deceased infant in Tonasket, Washington.

Memphis, TN – The Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF) on Wednesday executed 22 criminal arrests and recovered another illegal firearm.

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Cleveland, OH – This afternoon, members of the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Ron Christopher Hunter, 29.  Hunter was wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for murder in connection to the deadly Medusa Night Club shooting that took place on December 7, 2025.

Washington, DC – The U.S. Marshals (USMS) Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Jan. 22 arrested two Illinois men facing multiple charges stemming from an incident in Washington Park in November 2025.

Washington, DC – The U.S. Marshals (USMS) Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF) on Jan. 27 arrested an Illinois man for his role in three drive-by shootings in February 2025 that left resulted in the death of a 15-year-old boy.

Clarksburg, WV - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a West Virginia man wanted on state charges and is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to his whereabouts.

Corpus Christi, TX — The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has reported on January 20 that a child missing for over four years was safely recovered. The child was recovered in Mexico and has been returned to family residing in Corpus Christi, after more than four years of law enforcement investigation facilitated by ongoing international collaboration.

Memphis, TN – The Memphis Safe Task Force on Tuesday executed 40 criminal arrests and seized six more illegal firearms.

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New Orleans, LA – Crimestoppers GNO (Greater New Orleans) and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) New Orleans Task Force sponsored their annual Operation Boo Dat 2025 from Oct. 16, 2025, to Jan. 17, 2026.  

Memphis, TN – Members of the Memphis Safe Task Force over the MLK holiday weekend executed 129 criminal arrests and seized 26 illicit firearms and recovered four missing children.

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Spokane, WA - The United States Marshals Service arrested Keantray Davon Bryant-Muellner on January 16, 2026, in Spokane, Washington. Bryant-Muellner was wanted on an outstanding Washington State Department of Corrections Secretary’s Arrest Warrant for violating the terms of his Graduated Re-Entry probation sentence.