Source: US Marshals Service
Martinsburg, WV – Members of the U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force, with the assistance of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, today arrested a man on outstanding felony warrants issued out of Washington County, Maryland.
Derrick Lamar Taylor, Jr. is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder stemming from an incident that occurred in Hagerstown in October 2024.
Upon receipt of the case, the U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force developed information that Taylor was residing in Hedgesville, West Virginia, and this morning the Berkeley County SWAT team executed a search warrant on a residence located on Thrower Road in Hedgesville. Taylor initially barricaded himself inside the residence but eventually surrendered to officers without further incident.
Taylor was charged as a fugitive from justice and taken to the Eastern Regional Jail. Any questions regarding this case should be directed to the Hagerstown Police Department.
“I’m very pleased with the work of our task force and the relationships we have developed with our state and local partners”, said Acting U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of West Virginia Terry Moore. “This fugitive had significant charges. I’m thankful for the resources deployed by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, which led to a peaceful resolution for all parties involved.”
The law enforcement agencies involved in Taylor’s arrest of Taylor were the Martinsburg Police Department, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, and U.S Marshals Service.
The U.S. Marshals Service is the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency, having served the country since 1789.