Fugitive Arrested for Aiding and Abetting a Murder Suspect

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For Immediate Release	Contact:
February 25, 2009	Brad Stuart, Deputy U.S. Marshal Southern District of Ohio (937) 225-2917

Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) Announce Fugitive Arrested for Aiding and Abetting a Murder Suspect

Dayton, OH – Earlier this morning, the Dayton arm of the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) arrested a female in Wilmington, Ohio. Kendra Rollins, 34, of Middletown, was arrested for aiding and abetting Rodney Young, a fugitive arrested by SOFAST in December 2008 for Murder. Rollins was arrested at her residence in the 100 block of Woodland Avenue in the city of Wilmington.

The arrest was the result of the fugitive investigation of Rodney Young back in December. Young was wanted by the Trotwood Police Department for the December 12th fatal shooting at Higgins Station, a bar in Trotwood. Five other people were wounded during that shooting. Rollins is accused of assisting Young by obtaining a hotel room at the Days Inn located in Covington, Kentucky and supplying Young with cash to further avoid arrest.

The Marshals Service alleges that Rollins provided false information during an interview and pursued charges based upon their belief she provided assistance to Young. The U.S. Marshals Service takes seriously anyone making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer. Making a false statement to a federal officer carries a sentence of up to five years in prison.

The U.S. Marshals Service was America’s first federal law enforcement agency and each year arrests more fugitives than all other federal law enforcement agencies combined.

SOFAST in the Miami Valley area is comprised of the following federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies: United States Marshals Service, U.S. Attorney’s office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Agriculture, OIG, Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Clark County Sheriffs Office, Darke County Sheriffs Office, Preble County Sheriffs Office, Dayton police Department, German Township Police Department, Germantown Police Department, Greenville Police Department, Miamisburg Police Department, Moraine Police Department, New Lebanon Police Department, Perry Township Police Department, Springfield Police Department, and the Trotwood Police Department.