FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: |
February 08, 2008 |
Phill Maxwell, Supervisory Deputy U.S.
Marshal
USMS Midland (432) 686-4100 |
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U.S. Marshals Arrest
Wanted Sex Offender |
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Midland,
TX – This morning, U.S. Marshals from Houston arrested Jeremy Lynn
Branum just north of Houston, at a mobile home park in Magnolia. Branum was
wanted for Sexually Assaulting a young girl in Odessa in January, 2007.
The Ector County Sheriff’s Office, a member agency of the U.S. Marshal’s
Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, requested assistance from the task force in
January to locate and arrest Branum, who had fled the area. Task Force
members developed information that Branum was living with his wife and two
small children in a mobile home in Magnolia. The U.S. Marshals from Houston
located the mobile home, and found Branum inside, where he was arrested
without incident.
U.S. Marshal LaFayette Collins of the Western District of Texas said, “The
protection of our communities from sexual predators is vital, and we make
these cases a priority, especially when it involves children who cannot
protect themselves.” |
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