Source: US Marshals Service
Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Samuel Linkert, 42, in Portland, Maine. According to Minnesota authorities, an arrest warrant was issued for Linkert on December 13, 2022, for Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First Degree out of St. Louis County, Minnesota.
Based upon an investigation from the United States Marshals Service, investigators developed information that Linkert was currently residing in Maine. Through a collaborative effort, the USMS, Maine Violent Offender Task Force was able to locate Linkert and safely apprehend him in Portland, Maine. Linkert was charged as a fugitive from justice and is pending extradition back to Minnesota.
The USMS, Maine Violent Offender Task Force received assistance by the USMS, District of Minnesota, Duluth Office, and the Portland, Maine Police Department.
The USMS, Maine Violent Offender Task Force is comprised of members of the U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Department of Corrections, Biddeford Police Department, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Maine National Guard Counterdrug Program.
If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of any State or Federal Fugitive please contact the United States Marshals Service, District of Maine at
MED.TIPLINE@usdoj.gov.