Chatham Savannah Counter Narcotics Team Fugitive Captured
A fugitive wanted by the Savannah
Chatham Counter Narcotics Teams on outstanding charges for
Possession of Marijuana more than an Ounce, Possession and use of
drug related objects, Possession of a firearm during the commission
of a crime, and Possession of Marijuana with intent to distribute
has been arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service Southeast Regional
Fugitive Task Force in Bloomingdale, Georgia.
Joseph Charles Rodgers, 22, was being
sought on the above warrants by the Counter Narcotics Team, for an
incident that happen on October 16, 2007 at 201 Quacco Road #53 in
Savannah, Georgia. Rodgers is accused of Possession Marijuana with
intent to distribute, after the Counter Narcotics Team executed a
search warrant at the above address. Rodgers has been on the run
since that time and the case was referred to the U.S. Marshals
Fugitive Task Force to find and arrest him.
The Marshals Fugitive Task Force
generated leads that led task force officers to #5 Garvin Street in
Bloomingdale, Georgia. Officers knocked and announced at the
residence and Rodgers tried to exit the residence out the back door
to avoid capture. Task force officers were at the back door and
arrested him without further incident. Rodgers was then turned over
to members of the Counter Narcotics Team for transport to the
Chatham County Jail.
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.
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