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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: |
August 13, 2008 |
Doug Farrell, Public Affairs Officer
(504)915-3110 |
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FUGITIVE FROM DALLAS WANTED FOR THE SEXUAL
ASSAULT OF A SEVEN YEAR OLD ARRESTED IN NEW ORLEANS BY U.S. MARSHALS
FUGITIVE TASK FORCE |
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On August 12, 2008, at approximately 6:00 p.m.,
the U.S. Marshals Service E/LA Crescent Star Fugitive Task Force (CSFTF)
arrested Marko Tavizon in the 5500 block of Burgundy Street, New Orleans,
Louisiana. Dallas County investigators allege that Tavizon, 34, sexually
assaulted a seven year old female child in June of this year. Due to the age
of the victim, Tavizon was charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a
Juvenile.
Dallas County obtained an arrest warrant for Tavizon on August 6, 2008, and
referred the case to the U.S. Marshals Dallas/Fort Worth Fugitive
Apprehension Strike Team. Investigators developed information Tavizon was in
the New Orleans Metro area and referred the case to the Crescent Star
Fugitive Task Force. Deputies in New Orleans responded immediately to the
lead, and soon discovered Tavizon was working as a contractor in the area.
He was apprehended without incident at a work site. Tavizon was booked into
the Orleans Parish Prison on the above mentioned charges where he awaits
extradition to Texas.
U.S. Marshal Michael Credo stated, “this case exemplifies the tireless
efforts of our agency in taking alleged sexual predators off the streets
before they can affect another child’s life ”.
The U.S. Marshals Service - Eastern District of Louisiana (EDLA) sponsored
CSFTF established itself in 1999 and is currently receiving extra support
from the U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Department of Justice to fight post
Hurricane Katrina violent crime and locate sexual predators in the New
Orleans metro area. Current CSFTF members include the New Orleans Police
Department, Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson Parish
Sheriff’s Office, St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana Probation
and Parole, and the U.S. Border Patrol. Other New Orleans metro area law
enforcement agencies participating on a case by case basis include: St.
Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE), and Social Security OIG . For more information on the U.S. Marshals
EDLA CSFTF go to
www.usmarshals.gov/district/la-e/news/index.html. |
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