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Atlanta, GA - At approximately
5:45pm on January 12, 2007, Tywan Lamont Williams was captured by
members of the U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force
and the Cobb County Police Department. Williams is wanted in Durham,
NC for a 1997 murder and by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Department for
a felony probation violation.
This afternoon during an extensive surveillance, investigators from
the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force were able
to locate Williams. After following the suspect, they attempted to
arrest him at a local gas station on Northside Drive. During the
attempted arrest, Williams rammed several law enforcement vehicles
while attempting to escape capture.
Williams was able to force his way out of the gas station and then
attempted to flee on I-285. During his attempted flight he continued
to use his vehicle as a weapon in an attempt to escape capture,
during this assault an Inspector with the United States Marshal’s
Service shot Williams. Williams was transported to a local hospital
and is in stable condition. The USMS Inspector involved in the
shooting is also being treated locally.
Williams has an extensive criminal history that includes convictions
for both drug distribution and weapons violations. The Marshals
Service considered Williams to be armed and dangerous.
The Sandy Springs Police Department will be conducting the
investigation into the shooting and the USMS Inspector involved will
be placed on routine admin leave.
The Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) is a team
comprised of law enforcement officers from the United States
Marshal, as well as, 27 other local, state and federal agencies. The
task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest the regions most
violent offenders. Since the inception of the task force in
September of 2003, the SERFTF has closed over 9100 felony warrants.
Annually, more fugitives are arrested by U.S. Marshals than all
other federal agencies combined.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov. |
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