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Canton, OH – The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating and arresting Demetres Givens (42) and Jamie Thompson (37). Givens and Thompson are wanted by the Canton Police Department for involuntary manslaughter and endangering children.

On May 5, Canton Police responded to a home in the 3100 block of Gilbert Circle NE for a report of a child that was found in bed not breathing. The child was later pronounced at the hospital. Givens is described as a black male, 5’11”, 155 pounds. Thompson is described as a white female, 5’3’’, 180 pounds.

Demetres Givens

Jamie Thompson

 Anyone with information concerning Givens and Thompson can contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED (1-866-492-6833). You can also submit a web tip. Reward money is available, and tipsters may remain anonymous.  Follow the U.S. Marshals on Twitter @USMSCleveland.  

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Cleveland, OH – The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Office of International Operations (OIO) arrested Robert John Flynn (77) in Garfield Heights, OH. Flynn is accused and charged in the United Kingdom with eight (8) counts of indecent assault of a child, in violation of section 15 of the United Kingdom’s Sexual Offenses Act of 1956. Flynn has been wanted since August of 2022.

This case began after information was developed by USMS OIO, placing Flynn in the Cleveland, OH area. The NOVFTF was able to investigate and locate Flynn in Garfield Heights. Flynn was then charged in the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, pursuant to the extradition treaty between the U.S. and the United Kingdom. This charge will facilitate his extradition back to the United Kingdom to face the charges. 

Earlier today, the NOVFTF was able to locate and arrest Flynn in the 6100 block of Turney Rd. in Garfield Heights, OH. Flynn will appear in Federal Court to face the extradition charge. 

U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott said “Our mission of tracking, locating and arresting sexual predators is essential to keeping our communities safe. There is no better example than the arrest today. We are proud of the work our of agency and team serving this mission and hope the victim(s) in this case can find solace with our arrest.”

Anyone with information concerning a wanted fugitive can contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED (1-866-492-6833), or you can submit a web tip. Reward money is available, and tipsters may remain anonymous.  Follow the U.S. Marshals on Twitter @USMSCleveland.  

The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force – Cleveland Division is composed of the following federal, state and local agencies:  U.S. Marshals Service, Cleveland Police Department, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department, Euclid Police Department, Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Independence Police Department, Parma Police Department, Aurora Police Department, Solon Police Department, Cleveland RTA Police Department, Westlake Police Department, Bedford Police Department, Middleburg Heights Police Department, Newburgh Heights Police Department and the Metrohealth Police Department. 

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Cleveland, OH – This week, the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Jaylin Tyler, 20, Anthony Ortiz, 28, and Quinterious Parker, 23. Tyler was wanted by the Toledo Police Department for aggravated murder, Ortiz was wanted by the Cleveland Police Department for aggravated murder, and Parker was wanted by the Mobile Police Department for murder.

On January 6, 2025, officers with the Toledo Police Department responded to the Boulder Creek Apartments near Arlington and South Byrne for a “shots fired” call for service. When officers arrived on scene they located Derrick Rogers, 18, who had suffered fatal gunshot wounds. Jaylin Tyler was later identified as being involved in this deadly incident and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On May 6, members of the NOVFTF in Toledo arrested Tyler at a residence in the 5100 block of Secor Road, Toledo, Ohio.

On September 28, 2024, officers with the Cleveland Division of Police – 4th District, responded to the 800 block of E. 134th Street for a burnt-out vehicle. When officers arrived, they located the burnt-out vehicle and a deceased body inside the vehicle. Anthony Ortiz was later identified as being involved in this incident and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On May 7, members of the NOVFTF in Cleveland arrested Ortiz at a residence in the 5400 block of Hollywood Ave., Maple Heights, Ohio.

On April 12, 2025, Frenicka Craig, 28, was shot and killed at a park in the 2900 block of Dauphin Street, Mobile, Alabama. Since the incident, 5 individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident. Yesterday, Quinterious Parker was arrested by the NOVFTF at a hotel in 11000 block of Milan Road, Milan, Ohio.

U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott stated, “Each and every day, members of our task force pursue wanted, dangerous fugitives. This week, in three consecutive days and in three different cities in northern Ohio, our task force was investigating and arresting fugitives wanted for violent offenses.”

Anyone with information concerning a wanted fugitive can contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED (1-866-492-6833), or you can submit a web tip. Reward money is available, and tipsters may remain anonymous.  Follow the U.S. Marshals on Twitter @USMSCleveland. 

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Detroit, MI – U.S. Marshals in North Carolina May 7 recovered a Roseville teen who was reported missing April 20 and arrested a person of interest in her disappearance.

Roseville Police were contacted at approximately 8:20 a.m. Easter morning and, after working with several local agencies to locate the teenage child to no avail, referred the case to the Roseville detective bureau April 21. Roseville police obtained CCTV footage from a local gas station showing the teen purchasing a bottle of water before exiting the store.  

April 30, based on a tip the child had been spotted in neighboring Clinton Township, detectives from Roseville Police, along with other local agencies, canvassed the area of Hayes and Clinton River roads and learned the child had been seen in a trailer park just days before.

Roseville Police contacted the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in the Eastern District of Michigan May 5 and requested assistance from the agency’s Missing Child Unit.  USMS investigators developed information that the child, deemed by the agency a critically missing and endangered, had been in the area as recently as May 4 and were able to obtain surveillance video of her.  

After executing numerous search warrants, USMS investigators by May 7 had developed information regarding a person of interest they believed had come from North Carolina to Michigan and picked up the teen around 4:30 p.m. May 4.

That same day, USMS investigators in Michigan developed information the person of interest was at an extended stay motel in the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, and sent a collateral lead to USMS investigators in the Eastern District of North Carolina, who, working with members of the Raleigh Police Department, went to the motel where they arrested the person of interest, who has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The teen was located, safely recovered and transported to the Raleigh PD Detectives Division as the investigation continued.

“The U.S. Marshals Service holds the mission of locating and recovering critically missing children as the highest priority,” said Owen Cypher, U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Michigan. “It is our honor to protect our most vulnerable victims, we will continue to support our state and local partners with this endeavor.”

“The safe recovery of this missing child reflects the power of strong partnerships,” said Glenn M. McNeill, U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina. “I commend the dedicated personnel from the United States Marshals Service and the Raleigh Police Department whose collaboration, focus, and swift action brought this case to a successful close. Their work is a clear example of what can be accomplished when agencies operate as one team, committed to protecting our most vulnerable.”

“The Roseville Police Department is committed to investigating all cases of missing and runaway children who, regardless of age, face significant risks including homelessness,” said Roseville Police D/LT. Andrew Beemer. “We are grateful to the U.S. Marshals Service for their swift and professional work alongside our detectives to help bring (the teen) home.”

“Protecting our children is one of our highest priorities, and we never take that responsibility lightly,” said Raleigh Police Department Chief Rico Boyce. “We are proud to have assisted in the investigation and safe recovery of a missing child.  The Raleigh Police Department is committed to standing with our community and our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to stop those who seek to harm our youth. This work depends on strong collaboration, trust, and shared dedication to keeping our neighborhoods safe.”

In May 2015, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act was passed and clarified the USMS’ discretionary authority to support law enforcement requests for assistance on any missing child cases. As such, the USMS assists state, local, and other federal law enforcement agencies, upon request, in locating and recovering missing children, while focusing agency resources on “critically missing child” cases – those that involve a suspected crime of violence or where factors are identified by law enforcement that indicate an elevated risk to a missing child. 

In 2016, the Missing Child Unit was established within the USMS Sex Offender Investigations Branch to manage JVTA implementation. The MCU develops and manages training, guidance, and enforcement initiatives as well as provides overall oversight of the program. The MCU is in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and assists with missing child case information sharing. 

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Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Kristofer Haken, 46, on multiple state and federal arrest warrants.

Haken was a fugitive for approximately six months evading law enforcement after the issuance of a November 8, 2024, arrest warrant from the Portland Maine Police Department on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Elevated Aggravated Assault and two counts of Elevated Aggravated Assault stemming from a July 30, 2024, incident where a woman was shot and killed.

On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Marshals Service in the District of Maine obtained a federal arrest warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Haken surrendered to New Hampshire Probation and Parole on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, approximately 24 hours after the arrest warrant and wanted poster were issued. Haken was transported to a New Hampshire Correctional facility where he is currently in custody. Haken will be re-indicted in Maine to face his federal and state charges.

The United States Marshal Service would like to recognize the following agencies who assisted in the fugitive investigation for Haken; Portland Maine Police Department, York County (Maine) Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshals Service Districts of New Hampshire and Northern New York, New Hampshire Probation and Parole, Barrington New Hampshire Police Department, Hartford Vermont Police Department, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General.

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, Maine National Guard Counterdrug Task Force and the Coast Guard Investigative Service.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of any state or federal fugitive please contact the United States Marshals Service at MED.TIPLINE@usdoj.gov or submit a USMS Tip.

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Henderson County, TN – William Andrew Wallace, 26, who was wanted by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office for Rape, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) earlier this week.

In November 2024, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office began investigating a rape allegation involving William “Drew” Wallace. That investigation led to the issuance of a warrant for Wallace’s arrest for Rape on April 24, 2026, out of Henderson County Circuit Court.

U.S. Marshals were requested to find and apprehend Wallace. On May 5, the Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force in Jackson tracked Wallace to a residence in the 3300 block of Shady Hill Road in Lexington, TN. Deputy marshals and task force officers took him into custody without incident. He was transported to the Henderson County Jail.

The U.S. Marshals Service Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force within Western Tennessee. The TRVFTF has offices in Memphis and Jackson, and its membership is primarily composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, and Gibson County Sheriff’s Deputies, Memphis and Jackson Police Officers, Tennessee Department of Correction Special Agents and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Since 2021, the TRVFTF has captured over 3,000 violent offenders and sexual predators.

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Rocky, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois, works as a Tactical K-9 for the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). On January 15, 2025, just a few months after finishing training, Rocky was tasked with finding a dangerous suspect in Houston, TX—who had shot and killed Brazoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Jesus Vargas earlier that day. Rocky is trained to locate suspects by tracking and other means. A small tactical team decided to conduct searches near the original shooting. Rocky found the suspect hiding in a dumpster and jumped in to apprehend him.

That is when the suspect fired his weapon, hitting Rocky twice. Rocky caught the suspect, but in doing so, he took one bullet to the neck and another in his nose. While law enforcement officers neutralized the suspect, Rocky was carried to a spot where he was airlifted to Westbury Animal Hospital.

The hospital had pre-established protocols for K-9 teams, ensuring the vets were prepared to triage and treat Rocky. He went into surgery, and it was determined that the bullets did not hit any of his vital organs, and one had narrowly missed his spine. After surgery, Rocky remained at the hospital to ensure his recovery went well. Two days later Rocky was released from the hospital and went home with his handler—who stayed at his side during all this—to rest and recover.

Outside of the hospital, the narrative was clear: Rocky is a hero. He was able to find the suspect, alert the Deputy US Marshals with him, and be the first line of attack in apprehending a violent, armed suspect.

“Rocky saved lives, he saved lives of deputies,” said T. Michael O’Connor, U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Texas. “While that day was a tragedy for all of us in law enforcement with the loss of Deputy Vargas, it likely could have gone worse had Rocky not been there. He is a hero.”

This was echoed by the city on April 16, 2025, when Rocky was recognized at the Crime Stoppers Houston’s Heroes Awards Luncheon. He was awarded the Johnny Klevenhagen Award recognizing heroism in law enforcement. This represents just how valuable an asset Rocky, and other K-9 teams, are in fighting violent crime as they go out to work and save lives. Rocky is the first K-9 to ever receive this award.  

Everyone—from the city of Houston to his coworkers—is proud and grateful for Rocky, but he was merely doing his job, what he’s trained to do. The USMS Canine (K-9) Operations program provides dedicated protective, investigative, and enforcement K-9 support to US Marshals Service missions. Rocky went into that dumpster to do his job, to protect people.

After leaving the hospital, Rocky went home with his family to rest and spend time playing with his family and just being a dog while healing. Once healed physically, Rocky still had to be cleared mentally. He had to pass testing after one week of training which created high stress scenarios to see if he was fit to go back to work. Rocky passed all these scenarios easily and was given a clean bill of both physical and mental health. The team he works with, the K-9 trainers, and his handler all agreed that just one month after the shooting, Rocky was ready to get back to work.

For the past few months, Rocky has been back on the job as usual. He has worked on multiple searches and apprehensions with both the USMS Special Operations Group and the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force. He is back to his normal day to day life and living it to the fullest.

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San Juan, PR – The U.S. Marshals District of Puerto Rico Violent Offender Task Force arrested today a Puerto Rico man who became a federal fugitive in April after violating the conditions of his bail.

Roric H. Núñez-García, 25, who was one of several people arrested during a police raid in February at the Enudio Negrón Residential Complex in Villalba, was released on bail in April following an order from a federal magistrate and immediately cut off his electronic bracelet.

He is suspected of being involved in a shooting that occurred later that night in the municipality of Villalba.

Deputy U.S. Marshals, in coordination with agents from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau’s Strike Force, Arrest and Search Units, and with the assistance of Public Housing Administration security agents, arrested Núñez-García without incident at an apartment located in the Leonardo Santiago Public Housing Complex in the municipality of Juana Díaz.

During the operation, authorities seized a modified firearm capable of fully automatic fire, multiple magazines, and ammunition.

“Our citizens should know that the United States Marshals Service in Puerto Rico continues to pursue those who believe they can evade the law and escape accountability for their actions,” said Wilmer Ocasio-Ibarra, U.S. Marshal for the District of Puerto Rico. 

“Núñez-García not only attempted to flee justice but is also suspected of involvement in multiple homicides in Juana Díaz, Villalba, Santa Isabel, and Ponce. He represents a serious threat to our communities. I want to express my sincere gratitude and recognize the outstanding efforts of the members of the Puerto Rico Violent Offender Task Force for swiftly capturing this dangerous fugitive and protecting our citizens from further harm. They may try to hide, but they should know that the U.S. Marshals Service will not rest until they are found and brought to justice.”

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Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announce the issuance of a federal arrest warrant for fugitive Kristofer Haken charging Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution.

Haken is wanted on a November 8, 2024, Portland Maine Police Department arrest warrant for Criminal Conspiracy and two counts of Elevated Aggravated Assault, stemming from an incident on Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine that occurred on July 30, 2024. Subsequently, New Hampshire Probation and Parole obtained an arrest warrant for Haken charging him for Parole Violation. In April 2025, during the fugitive investigation, Haken was briefly arrested in Vermont as a fugitive from justice from these charges but received and posted bail with a promise to appear. Haken failed to appear in court in that state as ordered and is also currently wanted in Vermont for Failure to Appear.

According to Portland Police, Haken is an alleged member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club and should be considered dangerous as well as possibly armed. Haken is aware of his wanted status and is actively taking measures to avoid apprehension by law enforcement. Investigators further believe Haken is being aided by numerous associates and additional charges may be forthcoming for aiding a fugitive.

Haken is 46 years old, 5’9”, 220 pounds with blonde hair (dreadlocks) and blue eyes. Haken is known to frequent the following areas: Lebanon, Maine; Londonderry, NH; Manchester, NH; Barnstead, NH; White River Junction, VT, and Albany, NY.

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, submit a USMS Tip, or call 1-877-WANTED-2.