FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: December 06, 2007 William Taylor, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal (937) 225-2917   Man Wanted in Two States Arrested by U.S. Marshals Task Force   James M. Wahlrab, United States Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio and Toby L. Spencer, Sheriff for Darke County Ohio, announces the arrest of Zachary Lee Alder. Alder was wanted by the Darke County, Ohio Sheriff’s Office for violations of his terms of probation and wanted by the Randolph County, Indiana Sheriff’s Office for Sex Offender Registration Violations. The U.S. Marshals are also seeking federal failure to register charges against Alder for traveling from Indiana to Ohio and not registering as a sex offender in Ohio pursuant to the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). SORNA is part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act passed by Congress in 2006. The law directs federal resources to the tasks of rounding up sex offenders and helping state and local governments catch convicted individuals who failed to register in communities where they live, work, or go to school. The U.S. Marshals believe that Alder has been residing, unregistered, in the state of Ohio for nearly two months. Alder at the age of 19, was convicted of unlawful sexual conduct with a 13 year old female in Darke County, Ohio in January 2007 and was sentenced to 90 days house arrest and 2 years probation. Alder had temporarily moved to Indiana and failed to register as a sex offender. Alder then moved back to Ohio and failed to register and failed to report to his probation officer. Local authorities received information that Alder was making threats against his family members and was believed to be driving a stolen vehicle and carrying a 9mm pistol. On December 06, 2007, The U.S. Marshals led Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST), comprised of local, state and federal agents, traveled to Greenville, Ohio and apprehended Alder without incident. The U.S. Marshals Service was America’s first federal law enforcement agency and each year arrests more fugitives than all other federal law enforcement agencies combined.