U.S Marshals Arrest Lexington County Fugitive on the Run for 13 Years

Columbia, SC- Juan Manuel Sanchez was apprehended today by deputy marshals in Memphis ,TN. He had been on the run for almost 14 years. Sanchez, 31, was the subject of (4) August 1993 Lexington County warrants accusing him of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor. Sanchez was booked into the Shelby County Jail awaiting extradition proceedings.

Deputy marshals in Columbia began working the case in January 2007. Working with Lexington County investigators, they were able to track Sanchez to a residence on West Cabernet. At this time, it is unknown how long Sanchez resided at this address. In announcing the arrest, United States Marshal Johnny Mack Brown said, “The allegations against Mr. Sanchez are very serious. Thanks to the cooperation between deputy marshals and Lexington County deputies, he will finally be brought back to South Carolina to answer these charges.”

Established in 1789, the United States Marshals Service is the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency. In fiscal 2005, the Marshals arrested more than 35,500 federal fugitives, clearing 38,500 felony warrants. Marshals Service-led task forces like South Carolina’s Operation Intercept arrested 44,000 state and local fugitives, clearing 51,200 state and local felony warrants. Locally, Operation Intercept arrested over 2,900 South Carolina fugitives during that same period. More information about the Marshals and other South Carolina fugitives can be found on the web at www.usmarshals.gov.