A fugitive wanted by Irvington Police
Department in Irvington, New Jersey was arrested by U.S. Marshals
Savannah office of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and
the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department in Hardeeville, SC on October
22, 2007.
Richard Jenkins was being sought on a warrant issued in Irvington,
New Jersey charging him with Murder from May of 2004. The case was
referred to the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Leads were generated that indicated that Jenkins might be in the
Savannah, Georgia area.
The U.S. Marshals Savannah Office of the Southeast Regional Fugitive
Task Force generated numerous leads that confirmed Jenkins was in
the Savannah, Georgia. Additional leads were generated today that
sent the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force to Hardeeville, SC
and with the assistance of the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department,
Jenkins was arrested at a local business without incident. He was
taken to the Jasper County Jail to await extradition back to New
Jersey.
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. |
