Atlanta, GA – At approximately 12:30 p.m., on April 30, 2008, investigators from the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Reuben Levy, 35.  During the arrest, a USMS investigator in fear for his life fired at Levy as he was being dragged through the Rite Aid parking lot by Levy’s vehicle. 

Levy attempted to flee using the motor vehicle and led investigators on a short but high speed chase only to be captured less than 2 miles from the original location.  Levy was located hiding in a shed and was non-compliant at the time of his arrest.

After his arrest, Levy was treated by EMS and transferred to a local hospital, is stable and being treated for a gunshot wound.  The injured Deputy U.S. Marshal has also been taken to a local hospital and is currently in good condition.  Levy was wanted for a federal violation of his probation, as well as aggravated assault with a weapon and two counts of grand larceny by Richmond County, SC. 

The U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) is a team comprised of law enforcement officers from the United States Marshal, as well as, 27 other local, state and federal agencies.  The task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest the regions most violent offenders.  Since the inception of the task force in September of 2003, the SERFTF has closed over 11,300 felony warrants.  Annually, more fugitives are arrested by U.S. Marshals than all other federal agencies combined.

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