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March 09,
2007 |
Trent Touchstone, Supervisory Deputy
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770-3512 |
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Shreveport Fugitive Arrested in
Dallas |
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Dallas, TX - On March 8, 2007
members of the Dallas Fort Worth Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (DFW
FAST) assisted by Dallas Police SWAT and patrol officers arrested
Wadelen Sumlin at a northeast Dallas apartment on Murder charges out
of Shreveport, Louisiana.
On March 7, 2007, members of the Shreveport FAST contacted DFW FAST
and requested assistance locating and arresting Sumlin, who had fled
from Shreveport after the murder. According to Shreveport FAST, on
January 9, 2007 Sumlin shot Quantavius Webb, 23, and Shannon
Sanders, 17, at a Shreveport apartment complex, Webb died as a
result of his gun shot wounds. Sumlin is also suspected in the
shooting of Demetrius Mitchell, 38, and Karen Davis in Shreveport
the week prior. Sumlin is a known gang member and drug dealer in
Shreveport and is known to always carry a gun. Shreveport FAST
believed that Sumlin was in the Dallas area.
On March 8, 2007 DFW FAST task force members developed information
that led them to the apartments at 9850 Whitehurst, where they
observed Sumlin and Oscar King, 22, also from Shreveport, enter one
of the apartments. Task force members assisted by Dallas Police SWAT
and patrol officers surrounded the apartment and when Sumlin and
King refused to open the door, task force members forced entry and
arrested both men. Sumlin was arrested on the Murder warrant and a
Parole Violation. King was arrested on cocaine and marijuana
charges. Task force members also recovered a .40 caliber handgun
inside the apartment, which was leased to King. |
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