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For Immediate Release

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January 08, 2009 Southern District of Ohio - Deputy U.S. Marshal Donnie W. Ray, PAO (513) 200-5091;
USMS Headquarters Public Affairs (202) 307-9065

U.S. Marshals Arrest "Grimmie" Gang Member in Atlanta
Robert Mayberry is Wanted on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges
Cincinnati, OH - On 01/07/09 at approximately 7:00 pm, the U.S. Marshals in Atlanta, acting on a tip from the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team, arrested Robert Mayberry a.k.a. “One-Eyed Kenny” (DOB 09/17/81) near his girlfriend’s house on Marietta Drive in Atlanta, GA. Mayberry is the leader of the “Grimmie” gang, which controlled the drug trade around Avondale for years. Mayberry is wanted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and Explosives on federal charges of Distribution of Heroin. Mayberry had been on the run for nearly two years.

After following numerous leads, the U.S. Marshals developed information that Mayberry was staying with a girlfriend on Marietta Drive. When deputies arrived they noticed Mayberry standing at the intersection of Marietta and Northside Drive and attempted to stop him. Mayberry led deputies on a brief foot pursuit, but was eventually caught approximately one block away. Mayberry is being detained at the Robert Bayton Detention Facility in Lovejoy, GA where he will wait for extradition back to Ohio.

SOFAST is a multi-jurisdictional task force comprised of the U.S. Marshals, Cincinnati Police Department, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Lockland Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Warren Co. Prosecutors Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture OIG, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Butler County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio Adult Parole Authority.

U.S. Marshals are the nation’s primary fugitive hunting organization and capture more federal fugitives each year than all other law enforcement agencies combined. For more information, go to www.usmarshals.gov.