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Phoenix, Ariz. – This afternoon members of the
U.S. Marshals led Phoenix High Intensity Drug Task Force (HIDTA) Fugitive
Task Force arrested an alleged child rapist from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Lance Kelly, 51, was wanted by the Albuquerque Police Department after it
was alleged that he raped a 10 year old girl.
Shortly after the issuance of an arrest
warrant for Lance Kelly, Detectives from the Albuquerque Police Department
and Deputy U.S. Marshals in Albuquerque conducted a joint fugitive
investigation which developed information that Kelly was living in the
Phoenix area. This morning the information was quickly relayed to the U.S.
Marshals in Phoenix. After a brief surveillance Deputy U.S. Marshals and
Task Force Officers located Kelly in an apartment at 85th Ave and Peoria
Ave, at which time Kelly was arrested. Kelly was booked into the Maricopa
County Jail and is awaiting extradition back to Albuquerque, NM.
United States Marshal David Gonzales praised the work of Deputies and law
enforcement officers adding, “The United States Marshals Service will waste
no time in going after these predators that prey on children, and continue
to make it one of our highest priorities.”
The HIDTA Task Force agencies include: United States Marshals Service,
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Mesa Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety,
Maricopa County Probation Office, Phoenix Police Department, Chandler Police
Department, Surprise Police Department, Scottsdale Police Department and the
U.S. Postal Service.
For further information about the U.S. Marshals:
www.usmarshals.gov
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