Violent Offender Arrested in Winton-Salem, North Carolina by U.S. Marshals
Winston-Salem, NC – Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 PM, Rashad Jamal Saunders, a 24 year old, Black Male, was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force (JFTF) and the Winston-Salem...
View ArticleLynchburg, Virginia Native Arrested in Greensboro, North Carolina by U.S....
Greensboro, NC – Wednesday morning at 10:30 AM, Jerry Alonzo Smith Jr., a 35 year old, Black Male, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force (JFTF) and the Greensboro Police...
View Article$20,000 Reward Offered for Information on Retail Gun Theft
ATF Seeks Public Assistance with Identifying Person of InterestCORNELIA, Ga. – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Atlanta Field Division and the National Shooting Sports...
View ArticleNashville Man Sentenced to 135 Months for Marijuana Conspiracy
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- May 12, 2014- Joshua Lee Alan Eichel, 32, of Nashville, Tenn., was sentenced on May 8, 2014, to 135 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Kevin H. Sharp, for conspiring to...
View ArticleAttorney General Holder Criticizes Excessive Use of Solitary Confinement for...
WASHINGTON—Speaking in a video message posted on the Justice Department’s website, Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday called for an end to the excessive use of solitary confinement for youth...
View ArticleAttorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the National Law Enforcement...
~ Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Thank you, Craig [Floyd], for those kind words; for your friendship; for your many years of dedicated service and leadership as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the...
View ArticleReadout of the Attorney General’s Meeting with D.C.-area College Campus...
Today, Attorney General Eric Holder met with campus leadership from eight Washington, D.C.-area colleges and universities: American University; Catholic University of America; Gallaudet University;...
View ArticleMember Of Cherry Hill Group ‘Little Spelman’ Pleads Guilty To Racketeering...
Baltimore, Maryland – Dontay Purnell, age 27, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, related to his drug dealing and violence in the Cherry Hill...
View ArticleGrants Pass Armed Career Criminal Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison
MEDFORD, Ore. - On Monday, May 12, 2014, Senior U.S. District Judge Owen M. Panner sentenced Christopher Darrell Joseph Sage, 49, of Grants Pass, Oregon, to 20 years in federal prison, after he...
View ArticleWebinar on Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety
A webinar on the Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) program will be held May 28, 2014, at 2 p.m. Eastern time. DDACTS integrates location-based crime and traffic data to...
View ArticleBJS Report Shows Local Jail Population Declined From 2008 to 2013
The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released a report that presents estimates of the number of jail inmates at midyear 2013 by sex, race, Hispanic origin and conviction status. Jail Inmates at Midyear...
View ArticleOJP Program Plan Released
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has launched a new, searchable online document of current funding opportunities and new initiatives, the OJP Program Plan. It features the latest and most complete...
View ArticleNational Crime Statistics Exchange (NCS-X)
The Bureau of Justice Statistics is leveraging the FBI’s existing National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to implement the National Crime Statistics Exchange (NCS-X), a program designed to...
View ArticleTampa Felon Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for Firearm Offense
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington yesterday sentenced Antouin L. Barker (43) to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a...
View ArticleStockton Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years on Federal Firearm Charge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Barry Rhodes, 28, of Stockton, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to over 7 years and three months in prison for being a felon in...
View ArticleArmed Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals Task Force
Robbery Occurred in October 2011Harrisburg, PA – U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced today the United States Marshals Service arrested a York County fugitive in North Carolina who was wanted since...
View ArticleMemphis Gun Fugitive Tracked to Ft. Worth, Texas
Memphis, TN - Almost six years to the day after Jerome Johnson was arrested for allegedly brandishing a sawed off rifle in front of an elementary school, he has been brought back to justice by U.S....
View ArticleU.S. Marshals, Interpol Nab Fugitive from Hungary in Florida
Washington -- An intensive investigation spearheaded by the U.S. Marshals Service International Investigations Branch and the Fugitive Division of Interpol U.S. National Central Bureau, resulted in the...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals and Tohono O'odham Police Team Up on Sex Offender Compliance...
Tucson, AZ – U.S. Marshals and Tohono O’odham Police Department wrapped up a two day sex offender compliance operation that started yesterday and concluded today. The compliance operation was a...
View ArticleHome Invasion Suspect Arrested in Greensboro, North Carolina by U.S. Marshals
Greensboro, NC – Yesterday morning at 10:30 AM, Jarvis Javone Jones, a 21 year old, Black Male, was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force (JFTF) and the Greensboro Police...
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