Source: US Marshals Service
Conneaut, OH – Yesterday, members of the U.S. Marshals led, Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Quinton Gaines Jr., 18. Gaines was wanted by the Pasadena Police Department in Harris County, Texas for capital murder.
According to the Pasadena Police Department, on December 24, 2024, officers responded to a shooting incident that had occurred in a parking lot near the 4100 block of Young Street, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas. When officers arrived, they located a Chazz Williams, 26, who had suffered several fatal gunshot wounds while sitting inside a vehicle.
Quinton Gaines, 18, was later identified as a suspect in this fatal shooting incident and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Yesterday, members of the NOVFTF, Conneaut Police Department and Ashtabula SWAT, arrested Gaines at a residence located in the 500 block of Madison Street, Conneaut, Ohio.
U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott stated, “Strong working relationships between the United States Marshals Service in Texas and here in northern Ohio resulted in the arrest of this fleeing fugitive. The reach of the U.S. Marshals fugitive task force is nationwide, and our officers will relentlessly pursue these fugitives thousands of miles away.”
Anyone with information concerning any wanted fugitive can contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED (1-866-492-6833), or you can submit a web tip. Reward money is available, and tipsters may remain anonymous. Follow the U.S. Marshals on Twitter @USMSCleveland.
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force – Painesville Division is composed of the following federal, state and local agencies: U.S. Marshals Service, Eastlake Police Department, Willowick Police Department, Willoughby Police Department, Willoughby Hills Police Department, Wickliffe Police Department, Mentor Police Department, Mentor-on-the-lake Police Department, Painesville Police Department, Lake County Sheriff’s Department, Geauga County Sheriff’s Department, Ashtabula Police Department, Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Department, Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Middlefield Police Department, Lake County Narcotics, Conneaut Police Department, Chester Township Police Department, and Russell Township Police Department.