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News Release

The U.S. Marshals serves as the enforcement arm of the federal courts and is involved in virtually every federal law enforcement initiative.

Below are the news releases shared across the U.S. Marshals Service’s 94 districts informing the public of the day-to-day activities ranging from fugitive arrests, asset forfeitures, prisoner operations, judicial security measures as well as highlighting individual achievements and success stories within the agency.

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  • UPDATE: Reward Offered For Information On Escaped Inmates

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    Toledo, OH – The United States Marshals Service Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF), along with the Ohio State Highway Patrol are offering reward for information that directly leads to the arrest of two escaped inmates from Allen Correctional Institution.  

  • U.S. Marshals Task Forces Apprehends 14 Fugitives in Wisconsin

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    Wausau, WI – The Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force for the Western District of Wisconsin arrested 14 fugitives, including two sex offenders, during a five-day warrant sweep named “Operation Capture Hodag” from May 1-May 5.

  • U.S. Marshals Operation Recovers Thirty-Five Critically Missing Children From Northern Ohio

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    Cleveland, OH – The U.S. Marshals Service conducted Operation We Will Find You (OWWFY), a national missing child operation worked in conjunction with federal, state, and local agencies to recover endangered missing children. The Northern District of Ohio (N/OH) was one of sixteen selected regions to take part in this operation due to past success carrying out such operations.

  • U.S. Marshals Operation We Will Find You Recovers Missing Children From Central California

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    Los Angeles, CA – The U.S.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Philadelphia Crime Spree Fugitive

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    Philadelphia, PA - Today, at approximately 11:30am, members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Brian Amerman, 19, in the 2000 block of East Rush Street in Philadelphia, PA. Amerman was wanted on 2 carjacking warrants and 1 attempted murder warrant. These warrants were issued late in the evening on May 23rd and immediately delegated to the U.S.

  • Reward Offered for Information on Escaped Inmates

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    **UPDATE: James Lee was Apprehended on May 24, 2023 in Kentucky**

    **UPDATE: Bradley Gillespie was Found Deceased on May 28, 2023 in Ohio**

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Ohio Man Accused of Sex Crimes Against Children After Locating Him in Florida

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    Dayton, OH – The U.S. Marshals’ Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) with the assistance of the Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested fugitive James Tucker II in Sarasota County, Florida at approximately 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Fugitive Sex Offender

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    Albuquerque, NM – U.S. Marshals in Texas today arrested a convicted New Mexico sex offender on the run nearly 10 months.

  • U.S. Marshals Safely Recover Missing/Endangered Juvenile

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    Gallup, NM – In April the U.S. Marshals began to aid state and local law enforcement with efforts to locate this missing/endangered juvenile, and on May 19, U.S. Marshals in the Farmington and Santa Fe offices developed information that the juvenile was still in Gallup and responded to the location.

  • Hillsborough County Gunman Captured in North Carolina

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    Concord, NH – The U.S. Marshals Service – New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force is pleased to announce that a violent fugitive from Hillsborough County was arrested in North Carolina and is currently being held pending extradition proceedings.

  • 2nd Philadelphia Escapee Caught

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    Philadelphia, PA — On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force arrested the second of two men who escaped a Philadelphia prison on May 8th.

  • Mother and Son Wanted in Texas Deported From Mexico to Face Justice

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    Austin, TX – The U.S. Marshals, working with Mexican officials, coordinated the deportation on May 16th of a Travis County resident who was sought by Manor Police Department following a 2016 hit-and-run incident in which a man was killed. 

  • U.S. Marshals Find Missing 13-Year-Old From Bellevue in Thousand Palms, CA

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    Cleveland, OH – The U.S. Marshals Service Missing Child Unit in Cleveland, OH has been working in conjunction with the Bellevue Police Department (BPD) and the Huron County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) to locate and recover Dominic Oakes (13). Oakes was reported missing to the Bellevue Police Department on April 4, 2023, after he never returned home from school.

  • U.S. Marshals Offer Reward for West Virginia Murder Suspect

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    Charleston, WV - The U.S.

  • Man Wanted for 2016 Homicide Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Youngstown

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    Youngstown, OH –  This afternoon, members of the Youngstown Division of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Daundre Turner, 25. Turner was wanted by the Youngstown Police Department for aggravated murder and aggravated robbery.

  • Fugitive Wanted for Sex Crimes in Maricopa County Returned to the United States After Apprehension in Mexico

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    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.

  • Suspect Who Struck Two Memphis Airport Police Officers Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Memphis

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    Memphis, TN – Today, the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Marcus James White, 33, of Memphis. He was wanted on three counts of Aggravated Assault after hitting two Memphis Airport Police Officers with his vehicle.

  • Florida Murder Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Canton

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    Canton, OH – The U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) in Canton, OH arrested Cherie Goss (42) earlier today on charges of attempted first degree murder. Goss was wanted by the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Fort Lauderdale, FL after charges were filed against her in early April. The U.S.

  • U.S. Marshals 'Operation Ready or Not, Here We Come' Nets Seven Non-Compliant Sex Offenders

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    Jackson, TN – The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force in Jackson recently conducted "Operation Ready or Not, Here We Come, "a 30-day fugitive apprehension initiative focusing on sex offenders with outstanding warrants in Jackson and the surrounding counties.

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  • MAJOR CASE: U.S. Marshals Looking for Two Escapees

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    Philadelphia, PA – The U.S. Marshals Service is currently leading search efforts for two fugitives who escaped custody late Sunday night.