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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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  • Hockey Team Participates in International Games and Dedicates Weekend to Fallen Deputy U.S. Marshal

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    USMS Hockey Team at the 2024 CanAm Police-Fire Games

  • U.S. Marshals Search for Wanted Fugitive

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    Cedar Rapids, IA - The U.S.

  • Homicide Suspect Arrested in Albuquerque

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    Albuquerque, NM – On August 30, 2024, a homicide suspect, wanted out of Capitan, NM, was arrested in Northeast Albuquerque.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Second Suspect Wanted for Toledo Double Murder

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    Toledo, OH – Earlier this afternoon, members of the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and the Toledo Police Department’s SWAT Team arrested Marquis Walker, 19.

  • USMS Tips App Helps Recover Missing Child

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    Washington, DC – U.S. Marshals (USMS) in the Northern District of Ohio today recovered a missing child thanks to information a tipster provided in the USMS Tips app.

  • Fugitive Wanted for Multiple Firearms Violations Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Maine

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    Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service’s Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Matthew Gallagher 34, of Lewiston, ME, on August 28, 2024.

  • Cleveland Metroparks Shooting Suspect Arrested in St. Louis by U.S. Marshals

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    St. Louis, MO – Cleveland Metroparks Police Chief Kelly Stillman and U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott announce the arrest of Marcus Anderson, 29. Anderson was wanted by the Cleveland Metroparks Police Department for attempted murder.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Jackson Man Wanted in Shelby and Madison County, Tennessee

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    Memphis, TN – The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force in Memphis captured Parrish Transou, 44, of Jackson, TN, on several charges out of Shelby and Madison County, Tennessee. The task force took Transou into custody at a Memphis residence around 9 a.m., on August 26, 2024.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Memphis Murder Suspect After Fall Through Ceiling From Attic Space

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    Memphis, TN – Today, U.S. Marshals captured Memphis murder suspect, Deario Wilkerson, 20, after he fell through the ceiling from the attic space where he was hiding.

  • Man Accused of Killing Juvenile in Flint, MI Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Lima

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    Lima, OH - This morning, the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Amarion Cain, 18. Cain was wanted out of the 67th District Court in Flint, Michigan for a homicide that occurred in Mt. Morris Township.

  • New U.S. Marshal Appointed to New Mexico

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    U.S. Marshal David Barnett, District of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, NM – David Barnett was sworn in today as the United States Marshal for the District of New Mexico.

  • JPATS: A Day in the Life of Prisoner Transports

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    Justice Alien and Prisoner Transportation System (JPATS)

  • U.S. Marshals Capture 2023 Memphis Murder Suspect

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    Memphis, TN – On August 21, 2024, U.S. Marshals captured two wanted fugitives, one of which was wanted for murder.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Suspects in Two Separate Shootings From Franklin County

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    Canton/Sandusky, OH – This morning, the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) made arrests in two separate cases from Franklin County, Ohio.

  • U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Hiding Inside Floor with Trap Door

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    Denmark, TN – U.S. Marshals captured Billy Lee Walton, Jr., 35, hiding inside the floor of a trailer accessed by a trap door. Walton was wanted by the Tennessee Department of Correction for violation of probation.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Escaped Fugitive After Weekslong Manhunt

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    Columbus, OH – The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST), along with agents and officers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Special Response Team (SRT), Allen County Sheriff’s Office, Lima Police Department, and the FBI, arrested fugitive Quinntel Bagley on Aug. 16 in Lima.

  • U.S. Marshals Service in Puerto Rico Arrests State Suspect Wanted in Death of 4-Month-Old

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    San Juan, PR – The U.S. Marshals Service Puerto Rico Violent Offenders Task Force and Puerto Rico Police Department Aug. 9 arrested in Aguada a man wanted on state charges of illegal possession of a firearm and who is a suspect in a May 21 shooting incident that left a baby dead and two adults injured.

  • Fugitive Wanted for Gross Sexual Imposition in North Dakota Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Maine

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    Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Claude Tuyishime, 25, of Windham, ME.

  • Fugitive Wanted for Home Invasion Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Maine

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    Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Darell Love, 33, of Springfield, MA.

  • Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and Grace Leon Selected for Top National U.S. Marshals Service Awards

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    Cleveland, OH– United States Marshal Peter Elliott announces the local recipients for two of the United States Marshals Service 42nd Director’s Honorary Awards. These are the highest honors granted by the United States Marshals Service (USMS) to recognize employees and citizens who perform in an exemplary manner in support of our Agency’s missions.