U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force
Apprehends Armed Robbery Suspect

In an early morning fugitive operation, members of the U.S. Marshal’s North Florida Violent Fugitive Task Force apprehended Charles Levon Brown, age 23, a native of Tallahassee, FL. Brown was apprehended at an apartment located at 2502 Holton St., Tallahassee, FL by the U.S. Marshals task force, with assistance from uniformed police officers from the Tallahassee Police Department. Brown was currently being sought by the Tallahassee Police Department and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office for three counts of Armed Robbery with a Firearm and he had a total of 17 outstanding warrants for his arrest. Brown, who was listed as Armed and Dangerous, had been the target of a fugitive investigation by the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force for over two months. After identifying Brown within the residence and he refused to open the door, task force members forced entry into the apartment and arrested Brown on the multiple warrants. Subsequent to Brown’s arrest, a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun was recovered from the apartment which was later determined to have been stolen in a separate criminal incident in Tallahassee. U.S. Marshals contacted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) who has opened a federal criminal investigation into the firearm offense with federal prosecution pending. In the meantime, Brown was booked into the Leon County Jail by the U.S. Marshals Task Force on the 17 local outstanding warrants.

U.S. Marshal Dennis Williamson stated that this case is yet another shinning example of the extraordinary cooperation between the U.S. Marshals and the state and local law enforcement agencies participating with the local task force to track down and capture dangerous fugitives who are wanted for violent offenses. The United States Marshals Service spearheads the task force which is comprised of law enforcement officers from the U.S. Marshals Service, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Tallahassee City Police Department, and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office.