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Marshalltown, IA - A violent fugitive
task force led by U.S. Marshals arrested Shane Allen Wessel late
last night in Marshalltown, IA. Wessel, one of Metro’s Most Wanted,
was being sought on arrest warrants issued in Polk and Warren
counties for various charges including Conspiracy to Distribute
Methamphetamine, Carrying Concealed Weapons, Eluding, and Theft.
Numerous cooperating local, state,
and federal law enforcement agencies including: the U.S. Marshals;
the Polk County Sheriff’s Office; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms; the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force; the
Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and the Metro S.T.A.R. team had been
looking for Wessel since October. This cooperative effort, combined
with various tips from the community, led to recent information that
Wessel may be hiding out in Marshalltown.
U.S. Marshals and the Marshalltown
Police Department arrested Wessel without incident late last night
in the 300 block of North 3rd Avenue in Marshalltown. A 9mm handgun
was recovered at the residence. Also arrested was Angela Kay Jones
(19) who was charged with Accessory After the Fact and Probation
Violations. Both Wessel and Jones are being held in the Polk County
Jail awaiting further proceedings.
Authorities are still seeking the
public’s help in locating Stephen Hershel Neff (36) wanted in Warren
County on Theft charges. It is believed that Neff and Wessel had
been on the run together since at least November 2007. Anyone with
information on Neff’s whereabouts is encouraged to call the Southern
Iowa Fugitive Task Force at 515-323-2897. Callers can remain
anonymous.
The Southern Iowa Fugitive Task Force
is led by the U.S. Marshals and comprised of law enforcement
officers from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. The task force objective is to seek
out and arrest violent fugitives wanted in the Southern District of
Iowa on outstanding federal, state, and local arrest warrants. 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/ |
