A major fugitive wanted by the Savannah Chatham
Counter Narcotics Team was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional
Fugitive Task Force on September 11, 2008. Aubrey Rodriguez Williams,
32, was being sought on a warrants issued in Savannah, Georgia charging him
with Conspiracy to Violate the Georgia Controlled Substances Act,
Trafficking in Cocaine, and Possession of Marijuana.
The case was referred to the U.S. Marshals Savannah Office of the Southeast
Regional Fugitive Task Force to help locate and arrest this subject. A
preliminary investigation was initiated by conducting several interviews and
surveillance. The investigation led the Marshals to the Atlanta area, where
the Savannah Task Force turned the case over to the Atlanta Office of the
Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Atlanta Task Force ran several
leads over the last three days and was able to determine his whereabouts in
Dekalb County. Williams was arrested today without incident. Williams was
taken to the Dekalb County Jail to await his return to Chatham County.
Through the combined efforts of the Savannah and Atlanta offices of the
Marshals’ Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, a major suspected drug
trafficker is off the street.
Annually, investigations carried out by the U.S. Marshals result in the
apprehension of approximately 36,000 federal fugitives. More federal
fugitives are arrested by the Marshals Service than all other federal
agencies combined.The Marshals
Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force has three offices: Atlanta, Macon,
and Savannah and cover the whole state of Georgia. The Savannah Office of
the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force is a team comprised of law
enforcement officers from the Georgia Department of Corrections, the Chatham
County Sheriff's Department, the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police
Department, and the United States Marshals Service. The task force objective
is to seek out and arrest fugitives charged with violent crimes, drug
crimes, sex offenders, and other felonies. Last year, U.S. Marshals task
forces arrested more than 58,600 state and local fugitives on felony
charges.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov. |
