FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: April 15, 2008 David Travis, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal (214) 767-6700   Strike Team Arrests Suspect in Cab Driver’s Murder   Alvarado, TX - Strike Team Officers from the Dallas Police Department and Dallas County Sheriffs Department along with Deputy United States Marshals arrested Eric Christopher Hodges in Alvarado, Texas. Hodges is considered a suspect in the murder of Lois Jean Ivory, 53, of De Soto, who was found shot to death in her cab in west Grand Prairie around 9:00pm Sunday night, April 13, 2008. Grand Prairie Police requested assistance from Dallas Fort Worth Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (DFW FAST) in the investigation of attempting to locate and arrest Hodges. Strike Team Officers determined that Hodges had fled the Grand Prairie area and was staying in Alvarado, Texas. DFW FAST arrested the murder suspect at 9612 Gina Lane, Alvarado, Texas at around 1:30pm without incident. Hodges was transported to the Grand Prairie Police Department and turned over to Grand Prairie Police pending formal charges. Since the establishment of DFW FAST in January 2004, the Strike Team has arrested over 7,300 violent fugitives. These arrests in turn have prevented some of these suspects from continuing to victimize an unsuspecting public and making our area a safer place to live, work and play. DFW FAST is diverse task force consisting of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies from the Dallas and Fort Worth area. DFW FAST was established to assist local, state and federal agencies in the apprehension of fugitive felons. For more information about DFW FAST: http://www.usmarshals.gov/district/tx-n/taskforces/index.html