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U.S. Marshals, PR Partner Agencies Make Significant Arrests in January, Including One on PR’s 10 Most Wanted List

Source: US Marshals Service

San Juan, PR – In January, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Puerto Rico Violent Offenders Task Force (PRVOTF), with assistance from their partner agencies, arrested one man wanted by the State of Puerto Rico on multiple offenses, including kidnapping and rape, and another man who was on Puerto Rico’s 10 Most Wanted list for multiple counts of first-degree murder.

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Drive by Shooting Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Akron

Source: US Marshals Service

Akron, OH – Late yesterday morning, members of the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Matt Walker, 32.  Walker was wanted by the Akron Police Department for felonious assault, domestic violence, strangulation and violations of his parole.  Walker was being supervised by the Ohio Adult Parole Authority for having weapons while under disability.  

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Panama with Assistance from USMS Extradites to Travis County a Fugitive Wanted for Sexual Abuse of a Young Child

Source: US Marshals Service

Austin, TX – The U.S. Marshals have received custody of a man who had been sought by the Travis County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant issued May 23, 2023, by a Magistrate Judge in Travis County for continuous sexual abuse of a young child. 
Henry Torres, 60, of Bastrop, was indicted by a Grand Jury in Travis County on Oct. 31, 2023, on 11 counts that included sexual abuse of child continuous, indecency with a child sexual contact, aggravated sexual assault of a child, and indecency with a child sexual contact.

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U.S. Marshals Capture First-Degree Murder Suspect

Source: US Marshals Service

Memphis, TN – On September 4, 2025, Jeffery White, 39, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) for First-Degree Murder.
On March 26, 2025, Lasheka Johnson was found with a gunshot wound in the 1500 block of Vollintine Street in Memphis. She was transported to a hospital. During the investigation, Memphis Police Department Detectives were able to identify the victim’s former boyfriend, Jeffrey White, as the suspect.

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DC Man Arrested by U.S. Marshals Task Force on Cold Case

Source: US Marshals Service

Washington, DC – The U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force has arrested a man suspected in a 1999 rape and murder in Washington.
George P. Mudd, 71, has been charged and arrested for the May 1999 rape and murder of a woman in her Capitol Hill apartment. At the time, no suspect was located. Due to the advancement of DNA technology, a match was recently confirmed, and the suspect was charged. Mudd, who spent 10 years in federal prison for a separate stabbing offense was charged on July 7.

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U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Alleged Sexual Predator in Spokane, WA

Source: US Marshals Service

Spokane, WA – On April 15th, 2025, the United States Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF) located and arrested Marshall Foster, 60. Foster was wanted out of Forsyth County, North Carolina for allegedly molesting his adopted daughter, who is physically disabled. On 4/10/2025, the General Court of Justice in Forsyth County, North Carolina, issued an active felony arrest warrant for Forcible Sexual Rape of a Minor in the Second Degree. Foster was booked into Spokane County Jail, pending extradition proceedings.

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U.S. Marshals Major Case: Juan Ralios-Batz

Source: US Marshals Service

Wichita, KS – The U.S. Marshals are seeking the public’s help and offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a Guatemalan man wanted in Seward County on multiple counts of crimes against children.

Juan Ralios-Batz, (estimated age) 30, is wanted on three counts of rape of a child, one count of aggravated kidnapping, one count of aggravated human trafficking, and one count of abuse of a child.

Batz and his sister are alleged to have sponsored a 13-year-old unaccompanied alien child and, over a two-year-period, Batz allegedly raped the child and forced the child to do manual labor.  The child eventually became pregnant and has a child with Batz. When Batz became aware of his wanted status, his family allegedly helped him escape to Fremont, Nebraska, to evade the charges against him.     

Batz is a white or Hispanic man, stands 5 feet 1 inch and weighs approximately 115 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair and a tattoo of the letter J on his right arm. 

Batz, who is in the U.S. illegally, is known to use multiple aliases, including Juan Ralios, Juan Batz, Randy Guerro, Juan Ramos-Batz, Juan Ramos and Omar Gonzalez. 

Anyone with information regarding his location is urged to contact the U.S. Marshals at 1-877-WANTED-2 or send tip information via the USMS Tips App.

The U.S. Marshals Service is the federal government’s primary agency for fugitive investigations. The Marshals have the broadest arrest authority among federal law enforcement agencies. U.S. Marshals assist state and local agencies in locating and apprehending their most violent fugitives. 

The Kansas Fugitive Apprehension Task Force is composed of law enforcement officers from the U.S. Marshals Service; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Drug Enforcement Administration; Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department; Johnson County Sheriff’s Office; Overland Park Police Department; Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office; Kansas Department of Corrections; Topeka Police Department; Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office and the Wichita Police Department,

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U.S. Marshals Major Case: Juan Ralios-BatzJuan Ralios-Batz

Source: US Marshals Service

Wichita, KS – The U.S. Marshals are seeking the public’s help and offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a Guatemalan man wanted in Seward County on multiple counts of crimes against children.

Juan Ralios-Batz, (estimated age) 30, is wanted on three counts of rape of a child, one count of aggravated kidnapping, one count of aggravated human trafficking, and one count of abuse of a child.

Batz and his sister are alleged to have sponsored a 13-year-old unaccompanied alien child and, over a two-year-period, Batz allegedly raped the child and forced the child to do manual labor.  The child eventually became pregnant and has a child with Batz. When Batz became aware of his wanted status, his family allegedly helped him escape to Fremont, Nebraska, to evade the charges against him.     

Batz is a white or Hispanic man, stands 5 feet 1 inch and weighs approximately 115 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair and a tattoo of the letter J on his right arm. 

Batz, who is in the U.S. illegally, is known to use multiple aliases, including Juan Ralios, Juan Batz, Randy Guerro, Juan Ramos-Batz, Juan Ramos and Omar Gonzalez. 

Anyone with information regarding his location is urged to contact the U.S. Marshals at 1-877-WANTED-2 or send tip information via the USMS Tips App.

The U.S. Marshals Service is the federal government’s primary agency for fugitive investigations. The Marshals have the broadest arrest authority among federal law enforcement agencies. U.S. Marshals assist state and local agencies in locating and apprehending their most violent fugitives. 

The Kansas Fugitive Apprehension Task Force is composed of law enforcement officers from the U.S. Marshals Service; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Drug Enforcement Administration; Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department; Johnson County Sheriff’s Office; Overland Park Police Department; Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office; Kansas Department of Corrections; Topeka Police Department; Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office and the Wichita Police Department.