FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: January 11, 2008 Marta L. Fonda, Deputy United States Marshal Sherman, TX (903) 868-2379   Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force Announces the Arrest of Texas Department Of Public Safety Top Ten Sex Offender Christopher Lloyd Vineyard arrested in Alyeska Resort, Girdwood, Alaska   At approximately 7:30 pm on January 10th the Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force, Sherman, Texas received word from the Alaska Fugitive Task Force that Vineyard had been apprehended. Vineyard was apprehended at his place of employment in the Alyeska Resort of Girdwood, Alaska without incident. Vineyard has been wanted since January 2, 2006 by the State of Texas for parole warrants based on Burglary of a Habitation and Aggravated Robbery. Vineyard and an accomplice had robbed the victim using a 9mm pistol. Vineyard faces the additional charges on Harris County Texas indictment of aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14, date of warrant 01/07/2006. Vineyard had fled the state of Texas upon hearing of the sexual assault charges. It was determined by the investigating Deputy U.S. Marshals that Vineyard had been a transient worker between the Girdwood, Alaska and Fairbanks, Alaska areas for the past two years, and that his ability to maintain his fugitive status was enhanced by having utilized an alternate identity, to include an alternate date of birth. Deputy U.S. Marshals in the Sherman and Fairbanks offices had been searching for Vineyard since 11/27/2007 when investigators with the Texas Department of Public Safety asked for assistance. Vineyard was arrested by a team consisting of a Deputy U.S. Marshal assigned to the Anchorage, Alaska office and his Anchorage Police Department State Task Force Officer partner. He will be extradited to Harris County, Texas.