Savannah Fugitive Captured

A fugitive wanted on outstanding state charges for Armed Robbery and Aggravated Battery has been arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force in Savannah, Georgia.

Shahee Rakee Gordon, 20, was being sought on two warrants issued in Savannah, Georgia charging him with Armed Robbery and Aggravated Battery that happened on October 15, 2007. Gordon is accused of robbing a man in the 4000 block of Ogeechee Road. Gordon kicked and then stood on the victim’s neck and then beat the victim with a pipe.

The Marshals Fugitive Task Force generated leads that led task force officers to the America’s Best Value Hotel on Ogeechee Road in Savannah, GA. The leads indicated that he was in one of three suspected rooms. Each room was checked and he was found in the last room hiding between the bed and the wall. He was arrested without incident. Subsequent to the arrest, Marshals Task Force officers found a loaded Glock 40 Cal handgun stuck in Gordon’s shoe next to the bed.

Gordon was taken to the Chatham County Jail to await his court appearance.

Annually, investigations carried out by the U.S. Marshals result in the apprehension of approximately 34,000 federal fugitives. More federal fugitives are arrested by the Marshals Service than all other federal agencies combined.

The Savannah Office of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force is a team comprised of law enforcement officers from the Georgia Department of Corrections, the Chatham County Sheriff's Department, the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, and the United States Marshals Service. The task force objective is to seek out and arrest fugitives charged with violent crimes, drug crimes, sex offenders, and other felonies. Last year, U.S. Marshals task forces arrested more than 27,000 state and local fugitives on felony charges.

Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at http://www.usmarshals.gov.