A fugitive wanted by Savannah Police Department
for Murder was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive
Task Force and the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department (SCMPD)
Trap Unit at a Medding Street address in Savannah, GA.
Jarnard M. Williams, 18, was being sought on a Bench Warrant issued in
Savannah, Georgia charging him with Murder, Aggravated Assault, Possession
of a Firearm in Committing a Crime, and Theft By Receiving Stolen Property.
The incident which led to these charges occurred on October 25, 2007 in the
area of Martha and Coakley Streets in Savannah, GA. The case was referred to
the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force to help locate and
arrest this subject. Numerous leads have been worked by the task force. New
leads generated by the Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force indicated that
Williams was at a house in the 5100 block of Medding Street in Savannah, GA.
The Marshals Fugitive Task Force along with the
SCMPD Trap Unit went to the Medding Street address. Williams was found in a
back room laying in the bed when officers found him. Williams was arrested
without incident. Williams was taken to the Chatham County Jail.
Annually, investigations carried out by the
U.S. Marshals result in the apprehension of approximately 34,000 federal
fugitives. More federal fugitives are arrested by the Marshals Service than
all other federal agencies combined.
The Savannah Office of the Southeast Regional
Fugitive Task Force is a team comprised of law enforcement officers from the
Georgia Department of Corrections, the Chatham County Sheriff=s Department,
the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, and the United States
Marshals Service. The task force objective is to seek out and arrest
fugitives charged with violent crimes, drug crimes, sex offenders, and other
felonies. Last year, U.S. Marshals task forces arrested more than 27,000
state and local fugitives on felony charges.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov. |
