Youngstown, OH – Peter J. Elliot, U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Ohio, announces that on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force assisted the Youngstown Police Department Street Crimes Unit in the apprehension of Kaqun Slocum (age 18), wanted by the Akron Police Department for aggravated murder. This charge resulted from a double homicide that took place in Akron on January 1, 2008, wherein two individuals, Tammy Dickey and Scott Smith were shot to death in a vehicle behind an Akron area business. Marquez Perry (age 19), was arrested at the scene at the time of this incident. Slocum fled the area and avoided apprehension until he was taken into custody earlier yesterday on East Brooklyn Avenue in Youngstown. Slocum was lodged in the Mahoning County Jail awaiting extradition to Summit County to face these charges.

U.S. Marshal Peter J. Elliot states, “The cooperation between our task force partners continues to benefit all of the communities in Northern Ohio by effectively locating and apprehending those that evade the law. Violent fugitives, such as this, will continue to be sought and arrested no matter where they attempt to hide.”

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 and reward money is available.

The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force in the greater Warren/Youngstown area is composed of the following federal, state and local agencies: Boardman Township Police Department, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Coitsville Township Police Department, Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office, Craig Beach Village Police Department, Dalton Village Police Department, Girard Police Department, Goshen Township Police Department, Howland Police Department, Hubbard Township Police Department, Liberty Township Police Department, Lordstown Police Department, McDonald Police Department, Niles Police Department, State of Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Trumbull County Probation Office, Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshals Service, Warren Police Department, Washingtonville Police Department, Weathersfield Township Police Department, and the Youngstown Police Department.