Niles, Ohio –
The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is announcing
the arrest of Dwayne Cox. Investigators located Cox at the apartment of a
friend at on the 400 block of Mauro Circle in Niles, Ohio and he was
arrested with the assistance of the Niles Police Department and the
Trumbull/Ashtabula Law Enforcement Group. Cox was wanted on a total of 17
warrants in 10 separate jurisdictions charging him with Passing Bad Checks.
Cox is alleged to have defrauded local businesses out of thousands of
dollars by writing checks on accounts that were closed or non-existent. The
investigation was complicated by the fact that the checks were passed in
numerous jurisdictions in both Mahoning and Trumbull Counties. Cox is being
held in the Trumbull County Jail pending his many upcoming court
appearances. The breakdown of warrants and jurisdictions is listed below:
| Warren Police
Department |
4
warrants |
| Hubbard Police
Department |
1 warrant |
| Champion Police
Department |
1 warrant |
| Niles Police
Department |
1warrant |
| Trumbull County
Sheriff |
3 warrants |
| Austintown
Police Department |
1 warrant |
| Mahoning County
Sheriff |
1 warrant |
| Canfield Police
Department |
2 warrants |
| Howland Police
Department |
1
warrant |
| Girard Police
Department |
2 warrants |
Anyone with information
regarding the whereabouts of a known fugitive is encouraged to contact the
U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at:
1-866-4-WANTED. Callers may remain
anonymous and reward money is available.
The Northern Ohio Violent
Fugitive Task Force in the greater Warren/Youngstown area is composed of the
following federal, state and local agencies: Boardman Township Police
Department, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Campbell Police
Department, Coitsville Township Police Department, ,Trumbull County
Sheriff’s Office, Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office, Girard Police
Department, Howland Police Department, Hubbard Township Police Department,
Johnston Township Police Department, Liberty Township Police Department,
Lordstown Police Department, McDonald Police Department, Niles Police
Department, St. Elizabeth Hospital Police Department, State of Ohio Adult
Parole Authority, Trumbull County Probation Office, U.S. Marshals Service,
Warren City Police Department, Washingtonville Police Department,
Weathersfield Township Police Department, Youngstown Police Department. |
