Source: US Marshals Service
Philadelphia, PA — The U.S. Marshals Service Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted for a September 2024 rape at the Abingdon campus of the University of Pennsylvania State.
Abdul-Jabril Cooper, 19, is the subject of a July 16 Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office warrant for rape.
Cooper, who was a student at the time, is charged with raping a female student in his campus apartment and has since disenrolled from the university.
Investigators from Penn State University Police and the U.S. Marshals Service have offered Cooper the opportunity to surrender but Cooper has declined. The U.S. Marshals Service Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force in Philadelphia is now assisting the Penn State University Police and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office in apprehending Cooper.
Cooper stands 5 feet 9 inches and weighs approximately 160 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. His last known address was in the 1200 block of Southern Avenue SE in Washington, D.C.
“The rape of a student on a collegiate campus is a betrayal of safety that deserves immediate justice,” said Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Clark. “Actively evading law enforcement is a consciousness of guilt and Mr. Cooper should surrender immediately.”
Tips can be called in to the U.S. Marshals Philadelphia Tipline at 1-866-865-TIPS (8477) or submitted via the USMS Tips App.
The Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force is a team of law enforcement officers led by U.S. Marshals in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. The task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest violent crime fugitives. Membership agencies include the Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania State Parole Officers, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Attorney General Agents, Chester Police Department, and Bucks County Sheriff’s.