News Releases

Cleveland, OH – The U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, in conjunction with the Cleveland Police Department (CPD), arrested Andre Pettaway (21) after he was charged with homicide by the Cleveland Police. The arrest took place in the 1800 block of Reyburn Rd. Cleveland, OH earlier today. 

**UPDATE: Michael Burham was Apprehended on July 15, 2023**

Pittsburgh, PA - The U.S. Marshals in the Western District of Pennsylvania, along with the Western District of New York, have joined the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) manhunt for a man who escaped from the Warren County jail late Thursday, July 6, 2023.

Madison, WI – The Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force for the Western District of Wisconsin arrested 11 fugitives, including seven non-compliant sex offenders, during a 10-day warrant sweep named “Operation Northern Exposure” from June 19-June 30.

Eau Claire, WI – On June 28th, 2023, members of the U.S. Marshals Service’s North Star Fugitive Task Force (NSFTF) in the District of Minnesota arrested a “most wanted sex offender absconder” following a traffic stop on a U-Haul truck.

Cleveland, OH – Early this morning, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) Akron Division traveled to Parkersburg, West Virginia and arrested Christopher Johnson, 30. 

Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Violent Offender Task Force announce the arrest of Zenn Matthew Vicknair, 50, in Ellsworth, Maine. Vicknair was wanted by the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Multnomah County for 4 counts of Unlawful Sexual Penetration of a Minor, 4 counts of Sodomy in the first degree, and 6 counts of Sexual Abuse in the first degree.

Charleston, WV – The U.S. Marshals Southern District of West Virginia CUFFED Task Force is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a Charleston man wanted by the U.S. Marshals and Huntington Police Department for a first-degree murder warrant.

Akron, OH – This afternoon, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and the Missing Child Unit (MCU) in Akron recovered two missing children.  

Dayton, OH – The U.S. Marshals’ Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) arrested fugitive Damarcus Guy outside a Miami Valley bus station at approximately 6:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. SOFAST members located Guy who was awaiting a Greyhound bus that would take him out of the state and arrested him safely without incident.

Columbus, OH – The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) located and arrested fugitive Sir Robert Martin-Sydnor with the assistance of multiple SWAT teams late in the evening of June 21, 2023. Martin-Sydnor was wanted by the Columbus Division of Police in connection with a shooting that occurred in East Linden.

Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Marshals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma have arrested fugitive Charles Turk who has been wanted by Cincinnati Police since 2011. Turk was arrested at the Coyote Ugly Bar in Oklahoma City where he worked as security.

Columbus, OH – The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) arrested fugitive Santos Carrillo on June 7, 2023, on an outstanding arrest warrant from Davidson County, North Carolina. In January of 2016, an arrest warrant was issued for Carrillo charging him with a First-Degree Sex Offense of a Child.

Buffalo, NY - The U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force recovered a critically missing child from Sweetwater, Texas early today in Lockport, New York.

The child was reported as a runaway to the Sweetwater Police Department in Texas, and authorities received information that the child could be heading to the New York area. 

Philadelphia, PA — The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a double-murder suspect in Center City Philadelphia earlier today.

Baltimore, MD – The U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, District of Maryland, and task force partners conducted a large-scale, multi-agency law enforcement operation focused on apprehending violent fugitives and wanted gang members throughout the month of May, arresting dozens of violent offenders throughout Maryland. 

Columbus, OH – The U.S. Marshals in the Southern District of Texas arrested fugitive Evan Jones on June 1, 2023, on an outstanding arrest warrant from Franklin County, Ohio. Jones also had a supervised release violation arrest warrant from the United States District Court in the Southern District of Ohio.

Akron, OH – Jason Conrad, the inmate that escaped custody yesterday afternoon has been arrested.  

Columbus, OH – This afternoon, members of the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) and the Columbus Police Department’s SWAT Team arrested Dacarrei Tovon Kinard, 30.  

Austin, TX – On May 29, 2023, members of the U.S. Marshals-led Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) arrested a man sought on two homicides and an additional warrant for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle with Pflugerville and Austin Police Department’s on May 25.