Cleveland, OH – On the afternoon of October 9, 2008 at approximately 3:00 PM, the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, along with officers from the Cleveland Police Department, apprehended fugitive David Tate on East 65th Street in Cleveland. Tate (age 23) was the third male in a trio that are suspects in a series of robberies ranging from Euclid to Cleveland.

Earlier this month, Arsenio Winston and Marshal Butts were taken into custody by members of the Task Force, the Cleveland Police Department, and the Euclid Police Department. Tate was the lone member that was actively evading arrest by hiding in various locations that stretched as far east as Painesville, Ohio. The three men were being sought for three separate robberies in three different cities. The first was a scrap yard in East Cleveland, the second was a video store in Euclid, and the last was a failed bank robbery in Cleveland. As the robberies progressed the violence increased as well and ended with the discharging of a shotgun during the course of the third robbery.

Tate’s evasion of police landed him a spot as the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force’s Fugitive of the Week on WKYC Channel 3 News and in the Plain Dealer newspaper. The Task Force received a number of anonymous tips regarding the whereabouts of Tate. After many exhaustive hours, members of the Task Force were able to track Tate to the location where he was eventually arrested.

Cleveland Police 5th District Commander Wayne Drummond states, “Through the great relationship between the Cleveland Division of Police and the U.S. Marshals Service, we were able to take a dangerous felon off the streets of the city of Cleveland.”

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, 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.