FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: February 21, 2008 Marc Howard, Public Information Officer USMS Tampa, FL (813) 274-6401   St. Lucie County Florida Man Wanted for Multiple Charges Against a Minor Arrested by U.S. Marshals   Tampa, FL - A Crime Stoppers tip received by U.S. Marshals in South Florida led to the arrest of Papouche Edmond in Polk County yesterday. The U.S. Marshals Tampa Bay Area Fugitive Task Force (TBAFTF) received the tip information from South Florida that Edmond was in the Tampa Bay Area. Further investigations led Deputy Marshals to believe that Edmond was in Polk County Florida. Papouche Edmond, 21 was wanted in South Florida on 5 warrants. The warrants were for lewd battery on a child under 12, aggravated child abuse causing great bodily harm, impregnating a minor, aggravated battery and tampering with evidence. In this case, Edmond is accused of battering a girl under 12, getting her pregnant and then forcing a home abortion on her, nearly killing her. On February 20, 2008 around 10:00am, the TBAFTF based on the combined investigations of the U.S. Marshals in South Florida, the ST. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, and the US Marshals Tampa Bay Area Fugitive Task Force (TBAFTF) were able to located and arrest Edmond in Polk County without incident. The U.S. Marshals Tampa Bay Area Fugitive Task Force is made up of Federal, State and Local law enforcement officers. The members of the Task Force combine resources and efforts daily to track down violent fugitives of Justice in the Tampa Bay Area and Nation Wide through networking with Task Forces across the country. For more information go to www.usmarshals.gov.