Cleveland,
OH – In the late afternoon of December 4, 2008 at approximately 4:15
p.m., the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, along
with officers from the Cleveland Police Department, apprehended fugitive
Brazzie Bryant at a residence on the 3200 block of West 32nd Street in
Cleveland. Bryant (age 33) was wanted by the Wheeling Police Department in
West Virginia for charges of sexual assault of a minor. The allegations of
the sexual assault involved a 13 year old female. The police in West
Virginia determined Bryant had fled to the Cleveland area and sent a request
to the Cleveland Police Department for assistance. The Northern Ohio Violent
Fugitive Task Force and Cleveland Police Department worked diligently on
locating Bryant. In late November, Bryant was profiled as the Fugitive of
the Week in the Plain Dealer newspaper.
After an extensive investigation, Task Force
Officers were able to locate Bryant on West 32nd Street, where he was
arrested without incident. Bryant has a lengthy criminal history in the
Cleveland area to include offenses of attempted murder, felonious assault,
narcotics trafficking, resisting arrest, domestic violence and receiving
stolen property.
U.S. Marshal Peter J. Elliott states, “Those
that prey on our children are pursued with the highest priority. The
Cleveland community is a safer place tonight thanks to the persistence of
our Deputy U.S. Marshals and Task Force Officers.”
Anyone with information regarding the
whereabouts of a known fugitive is encouraged to contact the U.S. Marshals
Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at:
1-866-4-WANTED. Callers may remain anonymous.
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force in Cuyahoga County is
composed of the following federal, state and local agencies: U.S. Marshals
Service, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Cleveland Police
Department, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department,
Euclid Police Department, Lakewood Police Department, Linndale Village
Police Department, Department of Housing and Urban Development – Office of
Inspector General, Social Security Administration - Office of Inspector
General, and the U.S. Coast Guard. |