FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: July 15, 2008 Deputy U.S. Marshal/Public Information Officer Stephanie Creasy (901) 544-0906 or (901) 544-3304   U.S. Marshals Arrest Shelby County Fugitive Jose Ramirez in Hollywood, Florida   On July 15, 2008, U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Task Force (RFTF) members arrested Jose Ramirez in Hollywood, Florida. On March 4, 2004, a warrant was issued for Jose Luis Ramirez by Shelby County after Ramirez was charged with First Degree Murder in the shooting death of Hector Leon. The Mid-South Fugitive Task Force (MSFTF) began in August 2005 and adopted this case shortly thereafter. The MSFTF tracked Ramirez to Enterprise, AL where Ramirez jumped from a two-story building, leaving behind a pistol before eluding authorities. Ramirez was then trailed to Virginia, where he changed his name to Juan Aguilar and changed his look to include a Mohawk. In 2008, Deputy U.S. Marshals in Virginia learned that Ramirez may have moved to North Carolina or Florida. Ramirez worked in construction and traveled often. Mid-South Fugitive Task force members followed up on these leads and asked for assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Forces in both of these states. On July 15, 2008, deputies arrived in the early morning hours and found Ramirez living in a shed in the back of the main residence on 36th street in Hollywood, Florida. A vehicle was parked in the drive of the residence registered to Ramirez’s alias, Juan Aguilar. U.S. Marshal David G. Jolley commented, “This is a case the task force adopted just after its inception and is a perfect example of the benefit of such a task force. The task force takes the toughest of fugitive cases and doesn’t give up. They follow the leads wherever they go, state to state, until they get their man.” The Mid-South Fugitive Task Force is composed of members from the U. S. Marshals Service, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, the Memphis Police Department, and the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole. Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at http://www.usmarshals.gov.