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Cleveland, OH – Today, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Rodeny Curlee, 19. Curlee was wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for homicide.

According to the Cleveland Division of Police, on October 3, 2023, officers responded to an address near the 500 block of East 127th Street. Officers found Tymeir Hale-Dial, 23, on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper back and head. It was alleged that Curlee, and his brother Dial got into a verbal altercation and Curlee brandished a firearm and shot Dial several times.  A warrant was issued for Curlee’s arrest a day after the homicide occurred.

Today, members of the NOVFTF located Curlee at an address near the 1800 block of Reyburn Road, in Cleveland.  Curlee was hiding in the basement of the home and did not respond to officers until the K9 Officer made announcements that the K9 would be released into the home to apprehend Curlee.  At that point, Curlee surrendered to members of the task force, and he was taken into custody without any further incident.  

U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott stated, “Another violent fugitive was taken off the streets today due to the efforts of the Cleveland Division of Police and our fugitive task force. Our officers worked diligently to apprehend this fugitive as quickly and safely as possible.”

Anyone with information concerning any 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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New Haven, CT – The Connecticut and Massachusetts U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force, assisted by the Massachusetts State Police VFAS unit, Springfield Police Department, Hamden County Sheriff’s office, and Massachusetts Department of Child and Family Services, today recovered two missing children in Springfield, Massachusetts, and arrested their noncustodial father.

Both children were reunited with family members.

Luis Gonzalez-Fontanez was taken into custody and transported to the Springfield Police Department and charged as a fugitive from justice. He will be returned to Puerto Rico and charged with violation of Penal Code Article 121(B), Unlawful Deprivation of Custody. 

The Puerto Rico Police Department contacted the U.S. Marshals office in Puerto Rico Oct. 10, requesting assistance in locating two missing children who were believed to be with their father, who was a fugitive. The children had been reported missing June 6, 2021, when they did not return from a visitation with Gonzalez-Fontanez.

U.S. Marshals investigators developed information that Gonzalez-Fontanez had fled Puerto Rico, traveled to Hartford and then to a Tyler Street residence in Springfield where the children were recovered and Gonzalez-Fontanez arrested.  

Since the inception of the U.S. Marshals – Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force in 1999, these partnerships have resulted in over 11,046 arrests (Updated as of 9/08/2022). The task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest violent fugitives and sexual predators. Membership agencies include Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Waterbury Police Departments. These arrests have ranged in seriousness from murder, assault, unregistered sex offenders, probation and parole violations and numerous other serious offenses. Nationally the United States Marshals Service fugitive programs are carried out with local law enforcement in 94 district offices, 85 local fugitive task forces, 8 regional task forces, as well as a growing network of offices in foreign countries.

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UPDATE: Melvion Delphie was taken into custody on November 30, 2023 in Chicago.

Hammond, IN – The U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force is seeking the public’s help in locating two violent fugitives wanted by the Lake County Sheriff’s Department for murder, attempted murder and armed robbery, and are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading directly to each man’s arrest.

Melvion Delphie, aka “Fatboy,” 21, is wanted for the murder of a Gary man during a Jan. 28 armed robbery.

Delphie is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs approximately 230 pounds. He is Black with a medium complexion and short hair. Delphie has a tattoo of the word “blessed” on his right forearm, along with cursive writing on both right and left hands. Delphie has close ties to northwest Indiana and Chicago.

Byron Emory, 26, is wanted for murder and three counts of attempted murder, following a Sept. 25, 2022, mass shooting in Hammond which left one person dead and three others wounded.

Emory is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 150 pounds. He is Black with a light complexion, has hazel eyes and short hair, possibly in short twists.

Emory is involved in producing music videos and is known to wear gold chains displaying pendants with the letters “BMG” and “WG.” He also has close ties to northwest Indiana and Chicago, as well as Arizona and California.

Melvion Delphie	Byron Emory

Both men should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information regarding either man’s current location should contact the nearest U.S. Marshals office or the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Center at 1-877-WANTED2 (1-877-926-8332Tips may also be sent via the USMS Tips App.  

The USMS Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force began operations in June 2003 and was among the first regional fugitive task forces to become fully operational following the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000. The Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF) has partnership agreements with more than 96 federal, state, and local agencies and operates in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. The GLRFTF has apprehended more than 112,000 fugitives since its inception and is always striving to make communities safer.

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WASHINGTON – Jarrod Bruner, Associate Director for Administration (ADA) for the United States Marshal Service (USMS) has been names by President Joe Biden as a recipient of the 2023 Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award. 

The Presidential Rank Award is one of the most prestigious awards in federal career civil service and recognizes the exemplary contributions of civilian leaders throughout the federal workforce. The recipients are selected by the President of the United States based on their sustained high performance and contributions to federal service. 

“Jarrod has made a profound impact as the Associate Director for Administration since his appointment early this year,” said Ronald L. Davis, Director of the U.S. Marshal Service. “He is deserving of this recognition, and we are delighted to have his as part of our leadership team.”

ADA Bruner oversees the U.S. Marshals Service administrative line of business supporting the Agency’s law enforcement missions. He is the principal administrative advisor to the Director, Deputy Director, and senior leadership supporting the Agency’s Headquarters, 94 districts, and sub-offices nationwide. He ensures all resources are effectively and efficiently utilized while promoting equal employment opportunities, positive human relations, and open communication.

Bruner successfully led the Agency’s largest mission-critical modernization effort, developing a high-level system entitled Capture, which provides automated support for all USMS law enforcement missions. Capture is now the primary system used daily by USMS law enforcement—from investigations through arrests and imprisonment.

Throughout development, Bruner’s priority was to mitigate threats to officer safety by designing various Capture modules to increase situational awareness and provide more immediate access to critical information through mobile applications. 

Bruner began his United States Marshals Service career in 2012 as the Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Deputy Assistant Director for the Information Technology Division (ITD), where he also served as the Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO) from June 2015 through January 2016. Soon after joining the USMS, Bruner implemented Agency-wide program changes backed by data-driven alternative analyses, which resulted in program effectiveness gains, more than $11 million in recurring annual cost savings, and a number one cybersecurity ranking for the USMS.

Bruner is one of 17 Department of Justice employees to be recognized this year by the President for their exceptional leadership, exemplary accomplishments, and dedicated service over an extended period. Only five percent of career Senior Executive Service members may receive this award.

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Denver, CO – A multi-agency manhunt for the fugitive homicide suspect wanted in the Monday killings of three people and wounding of a fourth in Custer County, Colorado concluded Tuesday afternoon just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Hanme Clark, 45, is wanted by the Custer County Sheriff’s Office in connection to the deaths of his neighbors, Rob Greers, Beth Wade Geers, and James Daulton as well as the assault of Patty Daulton. A warrant for his arrest was issued late Monday evening by the Custer County Combined Courts charging him with three counts of murder in the first degree, one count of attempted murder in the first degree, and assault in the first degree.

On Tuesday morning, Custer County Sheriff Rich Smith delegated apprehension authority of Clark to the U.S. Marshals Service’s Colorado Violent Offender Task Force (COVOTF). COVOTF Deputy U.S. Marshals from Colorado Springs had already begun coordinating with both the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Custer County Sheriff’s Office, and the Colorado State Patrol to combine resources in locating Clark who was believed to be driving a white Dodge Ram pickup trick. Information was quickly obtained indicating his vehicle was traveling southbound on I-25 toward the New Mexico state line.   

At approximately 1:00pm Tuesday, that information was relayed to a U.S. Marshals Service Task Force Officer (TFO) from the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) who began coordinating assets in New Mexico to locate the vehicle. At approximately 1:35pm, the suspect’s vehicle drove past the NMSP TFO while traveling southbound on I-25 toward Albuquerque. The NMSP TFO began following the vehicle and positively identified Clark as the driver. Deputy U.S. Marshals from the District of New Mexico, along with other NMSP personnel to include their SWAT team, coordinated a plan to stop the suspect vehicle. Once out of the populated area on westbound I-40, NMSP personnel deployed spike strips to stop the vehicle and the NMSP SWAT team conducted a vehicle containment procedure, safely taking Clark into custody. NMSP and Deputy U.S. Marshals briefly shut down westbound I-40 while the enforcement action was taking place. Clark was then transported to the New Mexico State Police Office in Albuquerque for questioning. He is currently being housed at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque and awaiting extradition back to Colorado. 

“I’d like to thank all of the agencies who joined together to quickly apprehend this fugitive and get him into custody,” said U.S. Marshal for the District of Colorado Kirk Taylor. “The events which took place Monday in Custer County are horrific and traumatic for a tight-knit community. It was critical for the victims in this case and their families that the suspect be apprehended quickly and with the help of so many partner agencies, I’m glad to report we were able to do that.”

The arrest of this fugitive represents a culmination of extensive cooperative investigative efforts between the Custer County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshals Colorado Violent Offender Task Force, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Colorado State Patrol, New Mexico State Police, and the U.S. Marshals District of New Mexico. 

The Colorado Violent Offender Task Force (COVOTF) is a multi-jurisdictional fugitive task force that targets the most violent offenders to include those wanted for murder, assault, sex offenses, and other serious offenses throughout the state and country. 

Nationally, the U.S. Marshals Service fugitive programs are carried out with local law enforcement in 94 district offices, 85 local fugitive task forces, eight regional task forces, as well as a growing network of offices in foreign countries. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) @USMSDenver.

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Coeur d’Alene, ID – Late this evening, a team of Deputy U.S. Marshals arrived at the Spokane International Airport with Laurel E. Hannah, 40, in custody. They traveled over 4,000 miles to Costa Rica to pick her up from local authorities. Hannah is the non-custodial Sandpoint mother who took her one-year-old child out of the country earlier this summer in August. On August 14, 2023, the Bonner County District Court in Sandpoint issued an arrest warrant for Hannah for Custodial Interference. The Bonner County Prosecutor’s Office later charged Hannah with Kidnapping in the Second Degree.

Through Sandpoint Police Department’s diligent investigation, they quickly learned Hannah had likely fled the country. Due to fears the child was in danger, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force in Coeur d’Alene joined the investigation to locate Hannah while the Sand Point Police Department continued to investigate the crime of custodial interference and kidnapping. The USMS task force worked non-stop to exhaust all investigative leads to locate Hannah and the missing child.

On August 23, 2023, Costa Rican authorities apprehended Hannah at the request of the United States and safely recovered the child. The USMS then worked with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs to secure the extradition of Hannah from Costa Rica back to Idaho.

This case highlights the critical collaboration between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies working together successfully towards a common goal. All the law enforcement partners are relieved the child in this case was safely returned to North Idaho. The United States Marshal for the District of Idaho, Brent Bunn, is appreciative of all the investigators from the Sandpoint Police Department, Bonner County Sheriff’s Office, Bonner County Prosecutor’s Office, U.S. State Department, FBI, and USMS Office of International Operations.

Marshal Bunn added, “We are pleased that in this case, we were able to assist the Sandpoint Police Department and the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office in the return of a suspect from Costa Rica. We appreciate the great working relationship we have with the law enforcement officers in North Idaho.”

The USMS Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force is a state-wide cooperative to locate and arrest violent state and federal fugitives. Member agencies throughout the State of Idaho include: Idaho State Police, Idaho Department of Corrections, Coeur d’Alene Police Department, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, Nampa Police Department, Pocatello Police Department, Post Falls Police Department, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Anyone with information on wanted fugitives is urged to contact the nearest U.S. Marshals office, the U.S. Marshals Service Communication Center at 1-800-336-0102, or submit a tip.

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