FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: |
February 14, 2008 |
Inspector Erik Richmond 404-909-0435 |
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U.S. MARSHALS CAPTURE AIR FORCE
DESERTER CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND ATTEMPTED RAPE |
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DECATUR, GA - At approximately
7:00 PM last night, members of the U.S. Marshals’ Southeast Regional
Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) and officers from the DeKalb County
Police Department arrested Darryl Anthony Green, 20, at an apartment
in Decatur, GA. Green was wanted by the Glynn County Police
Department in Brunswick, GA for one count each of aggravated assault
by shooting, kidnapping, possession of a weapon during the
commission of a crime, criminal damage to property, criminal attempt
to commit rape, and false imprisonment. He was also wanted by the
United States Air Force for desertion after he absconded from active
duty while serving in an enlisted capacity at the Seymour Johnson
Air Force Base in Goldsboro, NC.
In the early morning hours of Monday, February 11, 2008, Green
allegedly drove to Brunswick and engaged in a confrontation with his
wife. During the confrontation, Green reportedly attempted to
sexually assault his wife and as she attempted to escape the
residence with her small child, Green armed with a handgun; fired at
her. Green then held his wife and their child captive inside the
residence for over twelve hours until around noon that day. At that
time, he left the residence and fled the scene in a silver Chevy
Impala. U.S. Marshals immediately began assisting the Brunswick
Police Department in the investigation and soon developed
information that Green had fled to the Atlanta area.
At approximately 6:00 PM last night, task force personnel identified
the apartment complex where they believed Green and an associate to
be hiding. Additionally, they located Green’s silver Impala parked
in front of one of the units. While conducting surveillance, Green
was observed briefly exiting an apartment before returning inside. A
short time later, SERFTF investigators approached the target
apartment where they observed Green through the front window.
Investigators immediately commanded Green to the ground. When Green
stood up he threw a pistol behind him and then dove to the ground.
Green was arrested without further incident.
Recovered during the arrest was a .38 caliber handgun believed to
have been used during the crime. During Green’s arrest,
investigators also located and arrested Green’s accomplice Cedric
Meredith inside of the apartment. Meredith was wanted for party to
kidnapping, kidnapping of a minor, false imprisonment of a minor and
false imprisonment of an adult. Both Green and Meredith were
transported to the DeKalb County Jail to await extradition back to
Brunswick.
The US Marshals’ led Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF)
is a team comprised of law enforcement officers from 25 local, state
and federal agencies. The task force’s objective is to seek out and
arrest the region’s most violent offenders. Since the inception of
the task force in September of 2003, the U.S. Marshals’ SERFTF has
closed over 11,000 felony warrants.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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