FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: |
February 28, 2008 |
Corey Britt
Deputy United States Marshal
Tyler, Texas
(903) 590-1370 ext. 230 |
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FORMER POLICE OFFICER AND SEX
OFFENDER ARRESTED IN HOUSTON |
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Today,
Christopher Michael Hennessy was arrested by the Gulf Coast Violent
Offenders Task Force in Houston, TX. Hennessy was wanted by the
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office on arrest warrants for probation
violation / motion to adjudicate guilt, instant offense of sexual
assault of child, possession of controlled substance, and failure to
comply with sex offender registration laws.
Information developed by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office
revealed Hennessy was working and living in the Houston, TX area
under a new identity. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office forwarded
this information to the Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force (JETFT)
in Tyler. The information was forwarded to the Gulf Coast Violent
Offenders Task Force who arrested Hennessy this morning. Hennessy is
in the Harris County Jail awaiting extradition back to Cherokee
County.
Hennessy was a City of Rusk Police Officer when he was arrested for
sexual assault of a child in 2004. Hennessy was convicted in 2005
and received 10 years deferred adjudication. Hennessy has been a
fugitive since 2006.
Annually, investigations carried out by the U.S. Marshals result in
the apprehension of approximately 34,000 federal fugitives. More
federal fugitives are arrested by Marshals than all other federal
agencies combined.
The Joint East Texas Fugitive Apprehension Task Force is a team
comprised of law enforcement officers from 56 law enforcement
agencies in the East Texas area. The task force objective is to seek
out and arrest federal, state, and local fugitives, mainly those
with violent criminal histories to include sex offenders. Last year,
U.S. Marshals task forces arrested more than 27,000 state and local
fugitives on felony charges.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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