FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: October 29, 2008 Brian L. Lucio, MLFTF U.S. Marshal Coordinator/PAO, (225) 620-4561   Baton Rouge Murder Suspect Arrested in Memphis   Memphis, TN – A fifteen month run from the law ended last night in Memphis for a Baton Rouge murder suspect. Donovan Springer has been wanted by the Baton Rouge Police Department since the July 28, 2007 incident that left one victim dead and another wounded. The Middle Louisiana Fugitive Task Force had been actively searching for Springer, even placing his profile on the U.S. Marshals, America’s Most Wanted, and Crime Stoppers of Baton Rouge websites, but missed him several times. MLFTF Investigators obtained information that Springer was living in the Memphis area and was using several aliases to avoid being located. The search heated up a few weeks ago when it was learned that Springer took the name of “Joseph Nelson” and had even obtained a Tennessee driver’s license in that name. The MLFTF requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Task Force in Memphis to track Springer down and end his run. The Mid-South Fugitive Task Force began an intensive investigation to located Springer and found him hiding in the closet of a bedroom in an associate’s home in Memphis. “This fugitive took several measures to remain a free man. The team in Memphis and our investigators worked extremely hard to ensure that he will not cause any more crime on our streets.” said U.S. Marshal Carey Jenkins. The Middle Louisiana Fugitive Task Force, coordinated by the U.S. Marshals Service, is a multi-agency task force that targets persons wanted for violent crimes, narcotic offenses, and sex offenders in the Capitol area and surrounding Parishes. Participating agencies are the Ascension Sheriff’s Office, the Baton Rouge Police Department, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, the Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana State Probation and Parole, and the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office. For more information about the U.S. Marshals Service, visit http://www.usmarshals.gov/district/la-m/index.html.