International Fugitive Arrested After Being Deported from ChinaU.S. Marshals Sevice, U.S. Department of JusticeIndianapolis, IN May 20, 2008 On May 17, 2008, Brian Woodring was arrested at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, IL following his deportation from China. Woodring is a convicted child molester wanted out of Indiana for a parole violation. Woodring has two class A felony warrants for child molesting out of Morgan and Johnson County. Additionally, Woodring has warrants for one class C felony for child molesting, one class D felony for failure to register as a sex offender and possession of child pornography in Johnson County. On March 17, 2008, Woodring was arrested in the Zhejiang Province by Chinese authorities for immigration violations. On May 15, Deputy US Marshal’s from the Northern District of Illinois and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force traveled to Shanghai and escorted Woodring back to the United States. Woodring was turned over to Task Force Officers in Chicago and booked on the state charges. The arrest and deportation of Woodring was the result of extensive coordination between the United States Marshals Service, Southern District of Indiana, the Diplomatic Security Service in China and Washington, DC, United States Department of Justice, Chinese authorities, United States Marshals Service, Northern District of Illinois, the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, and the International Investigations Branch. Annually, U.S. Marshals arrest more than 50 percent of all federal fugitives and serve more federal warrants than all other federal law enforcement agencies combined. Last year, the U.S. Marshals cleared 36,304 federal fugitive warrants. For more information on this and other major cases, go to http://www.usmarshals.gov. Contact: Robert Jackson |
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