U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Captures Police Shooting Suspect

Source: US Marshals Service

Fort Pierce, FL – The U.S. Marshals Service, Western District of Pennsylvania, announces the arrest of fugitive Darrell Barham, on January 23, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Florida.

Darrell Barham is charged by the Allegheny County Police with firearms violations, two counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement, and two counts of aggravated assault. These charges stem from an incident which occurred on October 17, 2024, in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. Specifically, while Pittsburgh Police Detectives were conducting an investigation, Barham fired several rounds at the officers while they were driving. At the time of the incident, Barham was under federal supervision for a prior 2014 federal drug conviction, which resulted in a Federal Supervised Release Violation Warrant being issued.

The U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force received a request from the Allegheny County Police asking for assistance in locating and apprehending Barham. Through their investigation, the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force developed information that Barham may have fled to Florida. On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Task Force, assisted by the Fort Pierce Police Department and St. Lucie County Sheriff’s arrested Barham without incident in Fort Pierce.

U.S. Marshal Stephen Eberle stated, “The members of the Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force work tirelessly and diligently to locate Darrell Barham in Fort Pierce, Florida. And as a result of the quick actions of our Marshal Services counterparts in Southern Florida, this extremely dangerous individual is now off the streets and in custody.”

The arrest of this fugitive is the direct result of the cooperative investigative efforts between, U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force, the Allegheny County Police Department, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, the Pennsylvania Attorney Generals Office, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, the Pennsylvania State Police, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.

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