U.S Marshals’ Task Force Arrests Stabbing Suspect

COLUMBIA, SC - Members of Operation Intercept located and apprehended Norton Lionel Byrd, Jr. today. Byrd was the subject of (2) Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill warrants from Chesterfield County. Byrd is alleged to have stabbed two patrons of Shirley’s Lounge in Society Hill on April 18th. He was booked into the Darlington County Detention Center awaiting court proceedings.

Deputy marshals began looking for Byrd on Monday, May 14th. With the assistance of state and local agents assigned to Operation Intercept, they were able to track him to an address on Mallard Duck Lane in Darlington where he was taken into custody at approximately 1:00 PM. In announcing the arrest, United States Marshal Johnny Mack Brown said, “ As we approached, Byrd initially ran toward the rear of the residence but eventually was taken into custody peacefully. We also recovered a small quantity of suspected crack cocaine.”

Established in 1789, the United States Marshals Service is the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency. In fiscal 2005, the Marshals arrested more than 35,500 federal fugitives, clearing 38,500 felony warrants. Marshals Service-led task forces like South Carolina’s Operation Intercept arrested 44,000 state and local fugitives, clearing 51,200 state and local felony warrants. Locally, Operation Intercept arrested over 2,900 South Carolina fugitives during that same period. More information about the Marshals and other South Carolina fugitives can be found on the web at www.usmarshals.gov . Operation Intercept-Florence is composed of the Darlington County Sheriff's Office, the Darlington City Police, the Florence County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services, and the United States Marshals Service.