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Cedar Rapids, IA – The U.S. Marshals Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a fugitive wanted on charges out of the Northern District of Iowa stemming from a December 2023 incident for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of firearm by prohibited person, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Nathan E. Nickless, 39, was last known to be residing in the greater Humboldt and Webster county area.

Nickless is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs approximately 170 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Nickless, please contact the U.S. Marshals at (712) 252-3077 or submit a tip via the USMS Tips App.  If your call is urgent, please dial your local police or 911.  Cash reward available.

The U.S. Marshals Service is the federal government’s primary agency for fugitive investigations. Nationwide, 60 local task forces are dedicated to violent crime reduction by locating and apprehending wanted criminals. These task forces also serve as the central point for agencies to share information on fugitive matters. The Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force comprises officers from the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,  Cedar Rapids Police Department, Waterloo Police Department, Marion Police Department, Independence Police Department, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Iowa Department of Corrections.

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Jackson, TN – U.S. Marshals and the Jackson Police Department arrested a teen charged in the attempted robbery and deadly shooting of a man in a Jackson housing complex.

On September 1, 2024, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Jackson Police Department (JPD) responded to a shooting inside an apartment on Lincoln Circle in Jackson, TN. A man was found deceased from gunshot wounds. JPD investigators identified a Jackson male, age 16, as a suspect. On September 3rd, a petition through Madison County Juvenile Court was issued charging the teen with first degree murder and attempted especially aggravated robbery.

The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) in Jackson was requested to locate and apprehend the teen. Around 4:45 p.m., on September 3rd, Deputy marshals and JPD Officers took the teen into custody at a residence in the 100 block of Barham Street in Jackson. He was transported to the Madison County Juvenile Detention Center.

The U.S. Marshals 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 composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby, Fayette, and Tipton 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 2,600 violent fugitives and sexual predators.

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Cleveland, OH – Earlier this morning, members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Donald Mynatt, 32.  Mynatt was wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for the August 16 hit and run death of a young boy.

On the evening of August 16, 7-year-old Amir Prewitt was riding his skateboard in a parking lot in the area of 16000 Lakeshore Blvd. on Cleveland’s east side.  While playing, the little boy was hit and dragged under the suspect vehicle, the driver of the car fled out of the parking lot. The boy later died at the hospital from his injuries.    

Cleveland Police Homicide Detectives were able to identify the vehicle, a Mercedes SUV, from the incident and located it a day later, abandoned.  On August 28 Detectives issued a warrant for Donald Mynatt for leaving the scene of an accident that caused the death of the child. Members of the NOVFTF began looking for Mynatt immediately. 

Early this morning, the task force located Mynatt in an apartment building in the 4800 block of East 355th St. in Willoughby, Ohio.  Mynatt was arrested there without incident and transported to Cleveland Police.

“I am grateful for the collaborative efforts of our members and the United States Marshals Service in making this arrest. The loss of Amir has impacted our community and the Division of Police. Our teams have worked tirelessly investigating and following all leads to bring closure for Amir’s family. We ask the community to keep his family in your prayers,” said Chief Todd. 

U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott added, “Members of our task force work meticulously to find and arrest this suspect, it was clear he knew he was wanted and was doing everything he could to evade arrest.  This suspect had no regard for this child’s life, and we hope this arrest will let the family begin to grieve and the justice system to begin to work for Amir.”

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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Albuquerque, NM – On August 30, 2024, a homicide suspect, wanted out of Capitan, NM, was arrested in Northeast Albuquerque.

Samuel Duran, 30, was wanted on a Otero County felony warrant charging him with Murder in the 1st Degree, Conspiracy, Attempt to Commit a Felony, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and Impersonating a Peace Officer.  This warrant stems from a crime that occurred in Capitan, NM, on July 28, 2024. Duran was wanted on a New Mexico Department of Corrections Probation and Parole warrant.

Additionally, during the same arrest incident, Angela Montoya, 27, was arrested on a New Mexico warrant, charging her with Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.

Prior to these arrests, several other persons of interest, related to the homicide, were arrested. They include:  Benisha Shanta, 39, arrested August 5, 2024 in El Paso, TX.  Gabriel Thyberg, 41, arrested August 9, 2024, in Albuquerque, NM.

This investigation was the culmination of efforts by multiple local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including the New Mexico State Police, the New Mexico Department of Corrections-Probation and Parole, and the U.S. Marshals Service.

Anyone with information on wanted fugitives is urged to contact the nearest U.S. Marshals office, the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Center at 1-800-336-0102 or submit information via the USMS Tips App.

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Toledo, OH – Earlier this afternoon, members of the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and the Toledo Police Department’s SWAT Team arrested Marquis Walker, 19.

Marquis Walker, along with Markas Walker, 21, were both wanted in connection to the shooting death of two men on May 31 at a home in the area of 1400 Beecham.  When police responded, they located Teryaun Perrin, 25, along with a second victim, Marshawn Robinson, 17, near the rear of the home.  Robinson died from his injuries that day and Perrin succumbed to his injuries on August 17.  

Since the death of the second victim, a Lucas County grand jury has indicted the suspects on four counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault, discharge of a firearm near a prohibited premises and tampering with evidence.

Markas Walker was previously located and arrested by members of the NOVFTF on June 13 at an apartment in the 2700 block of Pickle Rd. in Oregon, Ohio.  A short time after his arrest, a warrant was issued for the second suspect, Marquis Walker.  This afternoon members of the NOVFTF were able to locate Marquis Walker at a home in the 300 block of Dennis Ct. in Toledo.  He was arrested there without incident.      

U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott stated, “Two violent individuals are now off the streets, dedicated work between the Toledo Police Department and the NOVFTF brought this case to closure.  Hopefully justice can now begin for the families of these two victims.”

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 NOVFTF Toledo Division consists of the following federal, state and local agencies:  The United States Marshals Service, Lucas County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Toledo Police Department, Ohio State Highway Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Wood County Sheriff’s Office.  

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Washington, DC – U.S. Marshals (USMS) in the Northern District of Ohio today recovered a missing child thanks to information a tipster provided in the  USMS Tips app.  

Tips provided via the app Aug. 28 led district personnel to an address where they made contact with the owner.  Through information the owner provided, the child was contacted and located at another address.

“Missing child tips is a new initiative within the USMS Tips program, so it’s very encouraging to have a successful outcome so quickly,” said Darby Kirby Stacy, Chief of the agency’s Missing Child Unit.

Keeping communities safe and protecting the judicial process isn’t only up to law enforcement —the USMS relies on assistance from an alert public. That’s why USMS launched USMS Tips, a web and mobile application with which the public can safely and discreetly report information on wanted fugitives, non-compliant sex offenders, threats to the judiciary and, most recently, critically missing children.

To submit a tip, users can download the USMS Tips application on their smart device. They can also visit www.usmarshals.gov to submit a web-based tip. When a tip is submitted, the tipster receives a unique tip number, enabling communication directly with a USMS representative. The tipster’s identity will remain anonymous unless they provide it to USMS. If a tipster wants to provide additional information to supplement an original tip, they can log onto USMS Tips using the tip number. If anyone loses their tip number, they can just submit a new tip.

The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 gave additional authority to the USMS to assist state and local law enforcement with missing child cases. Since then, U.S. Marshals have been working jointly with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and state and local counterparts to recover missing and endangered children.

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Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service’s Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Matthew Gallagher 34, of Lewiston, ME, on August 28, 2024.

Gallagher was wanted by Maine authorities for warrants issued by Androscoggin County for Theft of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, and Criminal Threatening with a Firearm. The Maine Department of Corrections also had a warrant for Gallagher for Violation of Probation.

Through a collaborative law enforcement effort, authorities developed information which led investigators to an apartment on Main Street in Auburn, ME. MVOTF members along with Lewiston Police Department and Auburn Police Department conducted a search of the apartment. During the search, Gallagher fled the apartment to the roof of the building, in an attempt to avoid capture. Gallagher then jumped to the roof of a building next-door. Authorities observed Gallagher on the roof, and he was ordered to come down. After being surrounded, Gallagher surrendered to law enforcement and descended from the rooftop without incident.

Gallagher was arrested on the outstanding warrants and booked into the local county jail.

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. Customs Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Maine National Guard Counterdrug Task Force.

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.
 

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Tiwan Robert Bailey is wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service and Homeland Security Investigations on federal charges related to the operation of a sex trafficking group that included underage victims. His criminal history includes acts of violence, and he should be considered armed and dangerous.

The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to his arrest.

Tips can be reported to USMS Southern District of West Virginia at (304) 347-5136 or by email to: USMS88TIPS@usdoj.gov.

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Memphis, TN – The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force in Memphis captured Parrish Transou, 44, of Jackson, TN, on several charges out of Shelby and Madison County, Tennessee. The task force took Transou into custody at a Memphis residence around 9 a.m., on August 26, 2024.

Transou was booked at the Shelby County jail for criminal attempt first degree murder, and aggravated assault.

He is also wanted in Madison County for petition to revoke suspended sentence, failure to report back to court after positive drug screen, theft of property, and 11 counts of forgery.

The U.S. Marshals 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 composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby, Fayette, and Tipton 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 2,600 violent fugitives and sexual predators.

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St. Louis, MO – Cleveland Metroparks Police Chief Kelly Stillman and U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott announce the arrest of Marcus Anderson, 29. Anderson was wanted by the Cleveland Metroparks Police Department for attempted murder.

Anderson was wanted in connection to a June 22, 2024, shooting incident that occurred at the Red Oak Picnic Area in the city of Garfield Heights. Anderson and another male engaged in a verbal altercation that turned violent when the male victim was shot five times. Anderson fled the scene, and the male victim was taken to the hospital. Anderson was later identified as a suspect in this incident and a warrant was issued for his arrest on July 10, 2024.

Members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) worked closely with detectives of the Cleveland Metroparks Police Department and initiated a fugitive investigation on the whereabouts of Anderson. Investigators determined that Anderson had fled Ohio to Missouri. Earlier this morning, members of the U.S. Marshals led fugitive task force arrested Anderson at an address in the 2700 block of Utah Street, St Louis, Missouri.

“The successful apprehension and arrest by the U.S. Marshals Service underscores the value of our law enforcement partnerships,” said Cleveland Metroparks Police Chief Kelly Stillman. “These crimes will not be tolerated and we intend to prosecute this suspect to the fullest extent possible.”

U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott added, “Another example on display today of the U.S. Marshals Service local partnerships and nationwide reach. This violent suspect fled over 500 miles to avoid arrest, but diligent efforts of our task force members resulted in him behind bars, now waiting to face the charges against him.”

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.