FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: September 18, 2008 Heath Hill, Public Affairs Officer Deputy United States Marshal Plano, Texas (214) 705-9850 ext. 223   Man Accused of Honey Grove Shooting Arrested in Oklahoma City   Sherman, TX - Oswald Jones was arrested at approximately 2:00pm today as he left the apartment of a known associate in Oklahoma City. Jones was wanted in Fannin County, Texas for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. The arrested was the culmination of a multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional effort lead by the United States Marshal’s Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force. On September 12, 2008 Jones is alleged to have shot his former girlfriend, Katie Hicks, at her residence in Honey Grove. The investigation revealed that Jones and Hicks had just gone through a breakup the night before and Jones was at Hicks’ home the day of the incident to retrieve his belongings. An argument ensued and Jones pulled out a gun and shot Hicks once in the abdomen and once in the right thigh. Hicks was taken to the Paris Regional Medical Center were she is recovering from her injuries. The Honey Grove Police Department, Texas Ranger’s, and the Oklahoma City Metro Fugitive Squad were all instrumental in the investigation. U.S. Marshal John Moore said, “It is this type of dedication and commitment by Deputy U.S. Marshals and our State and local law enforcement partners that ensures those accused of these types of senseless acts of violence will be brought to justice.” Annually, Deputy U.S. Marshals clear more than 54,000 warrants on fugitives wanted by state and local law enforcement authorities in addition to 41,000 Federal fugitive warrants.