Toledo, OH – The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, with assistance from the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office, arrested fugitive Andy Ellenwood on October 8, 2008, in Toledo, Ohio. Ellenwood (age 57) was wanted by the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office in Cordele, Ga. for violation of probation stemming from a conviction for Aggravated Sodomy of a Minor. Ellenwood was also wanted by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office in Macon, Ga. for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

U.S. Marshals in Macon determined that Ellenwood had possibly fled to the Toledo, Ohio area. The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force was notified of three possible locations for Ellenwood. With the assistance from the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office, all three addresses were placed under surveillance. Task Force members approached an apartment complex in the 600 block of Cherry Street in Toledo. While entering the apartment complex, Ellenwood was seen walking off an elevator. Ellenwood was apprehended without incident and transported to the Lucas County Jail. Ellenwood told Task Force members that he knew he was wanted and that he took a commercial bus from Macon, Ga. to Toledo, Ohio. Ellenwood will have an extradition hearing concerning his return to Georgia to face his charges.

Lucas County Sheriff James Telb states, “The capture of wanted Georgia sex offender, Andy Ellenwood, by the U.S. Marshal's Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is an example of inter-agency cooperation and support that continues to take dangerous criminals off of the streets of Toledo.”

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 Toledo Division is composed of the following federal, state and local agencies: U.S. Marshals Service, Allen County Sheriff’s Office, Lima Police Department, Lucas County Sheriff’s Office and Toledo Police Department.