On 3/24/08, Jimmy Pipes, Jr. was arrested by investigators from the Middle Louisiana Fugitive Task Force. Pipes was wanted by the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office for violations of his Texas probation. USMS E/TX-Beaumont developed information that Pipes was living in Livingston, Louisiana with his wife. MLFTF Investigators established surveillance on the residence and observed a vehicle in the drive way that was registered to Pipes’ parents. MLFTF investigators contacted the residence and attempted to locate Pipes in the house. During a sweep of the residence, a fully loaded .22 caliber rifle was discovered. Pipes and his wife were found at the residence, but a further investigation revealed the employment locations for both subjects. Pipes was located at a work site in Livingston and booked into the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office. During a subsequent interview, Pipes admitted to being a felon in possession of a firearm, being an unregistered sex offender, and using a false social security number and alias to conceal his identity.  

On 2/29/08, Labron Givens was arrested by investigators from the Middle Louisiana Fugitive Task Force. Givens was wanted by the Baton Rouge Police Department for four counts of aggravated rape. Givens is alleged to have committed these offenses against the 10 year old daughter of his ex-girlfriend. Givens used money and the threat of violence to keep the victim from revealing the abuse for almost two years. MLFTF investigators developed information that Givens was living with a new girlfriend in Baton Rouge, responded to the location, and took Givens into custody. Givens has a criminal history that includes arrests for armed robbery, escape, possession of firearms, and narcotic offenses.

Task Force Fugitive Arrest, Gulf Coast Regional FTF- Jackson: On 2/23/08, investigators from the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force and TOG arrested Ronald Shearon in Jackson, Mississippi. Shearon was wanted by the Louisiana State Police for manslaughter and hit and run. On 2/21/08, Shearon is alleged to have been the driver of truck that struck a pedestrian in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After the collision, Shearon pulled the truck to the side of the road, leaving the victim in the bed of the truck, and fled the scene on foot. The victim died as a result of her injuries. Middle Louisiana Fugitive Task Force investigators requested the assistance from the GCRFTF who, with critical assistance from TOG, located and arrested Shearon. Shearon has several previous arrests for battery on police and resisting arrest.