Portland, OR
- Tonight at 6:30 PM, James Nelson Petty II, a 33 year-old white male, was
arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Oregon Fugitive Task Force, at the
Silver Spur RV Park located at 12622 Silverton Rd., Silverton, Oregon.
Incident to arrest, two minor
children who had been listed as “Endangered Missing” on the National Center
for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) website, were taken safely into
protective custody. On the NCMEC
website, photographs of Anthony and Brooklyn Vincent are profiled along with
the suspect photograph of James Petty. The brother and sister were last seen
on July 29, 2007, and were posted “Endangered Missing” by the Elko Police
Department in Nevada. Also present at the time of arrest were four
additional children under the age of 12 years-old and one female adult. The
female was not taken into custody. Marion County Department of Human
Services responded to the arrest location and took all 6 children into
protective custody.
The Oregon U.S. Marshals were able to act
quickly on a tip from the U.S. Marshals Nevada Task Force who was assisting
the Elko Police Department with their investigation. Also recovered at the
time of arrest was a 41 foot 2008 model Weekend Warrior 5th wheel trailer
that was allegedly purchased through fraud by James Petty.
James Nelson Petty II was transported by U.S.
Marshals to the Marion County Jail where he was lodged on 5 outstanding
warrants in 5 different states for the following charges: Counterfeiting
(state of California), Grand Theft (state of Tennessee), Fraud Insufficient
Funds by Check (state of Alabama), Illegal Use of Credit Cards-Grand
Theft-Possession Stolen Property-Grand Larceny-Issue Checks Insufficient
Funds (state of Nevada), Fraudulent Scheme and Artifice (state of Arizona).
The U.S. Marshals Oregon Fugitive Task Force
is comprised of investigators from the U.S. Marshals Service, Portland
Police Bureau, Oregon State Police, Washington County Sheriff’s Office,
Multnomah County Probation & Parole, Clackamas County Probation & Parole,
and the Oregon National Guard. For more information go to
www.usmarshals.gov.
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