U.S. Marshals Arrest Washington Rape Suspect

Spokane, WA - Brandon Frackenpohl, 34, was arrested without incident an hour outside of Klamath Falls, Oregon, by the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force and Klamath County Sheriff deputies.

Frackenpohl allegedly raped and molested an eight-year-old child in Airway Heights, Washington on 6/30/2024.

Frackenpohl fled the state of Washington shortly after the incident. On 9/18/2024, an arrest warrant was issued for Frackenpohl by the Spokane County Superior Court.

Frackenpohl is charged with one count of Rape of a Child in the First Degree and one count of Child Molestation in the First Degree. He will be booked into the county jail and is awaiting extradition back to Washington State. Airway Heights Police detectives worked tirelessly and around the clock with the U.S. Marshals to apprehend Frackenpohl.

Craig Thayer, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Washington commented, “Our children are our most precious resource, and we all share the greatest responsibility to insure their physical and emotional safety and wellbeing. The U. S. Marshals Service will relentlessly pursue those accused of crimes of sexual abuse against children, in concert with our law enforcement partner agencies, to bring those accused to answer these charges in a court of law.  The U. S. Marshals led Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF) commends the investigative work of the Airway Heights Police Department and their cooperative efforts that have resulted in the arrest of this suspect.”

Anyone with information on wanted fugitives is urged to contact the nearest U.S. Marshals office, the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Center at 1-800-336-0102, submit a USMS Web Tip.