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In an early morning operation, members of the
U.S. Marshal’s Violent Fugitive Task Force captured 34 year old Richard Rohn
during a felony vehicle stop in front of a residence located at 110 Marty
Street Quincy, FL. Rohn, a resident of Gadsden County, was currently being
sought by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office for the offense of Armed
Robbery with a Firearm. Rohn had been the target of a fugitive investigation
by the U.S. Marshal’s Violent Fugitive Task Force after the case was
referred to the task force by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office on June 17,
2008. On May 19, 2008 the Orange County
Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an armed robbery which had
occurred at Tangelo Park in Orlando, Fl. Though their investigation, they
identified Rohn as the prime suspect of the armed robbery and on May 21,
2008 obtained warrants for Rohn’s arrest. Investigation by Task Force
members indicated that Rohn had fled the Orlando area to Gadsden County in
an attempt to evade arrest and that Rohn was possibly residing with family
members in the Quincy, Fl area. The Violent Fugitive Task Force requested
the assistance of the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office for help in
apprehending Rohn after determining Rohn’s location. Task force members and
deputies from the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office had several residences in
the Gadsden County area under surveillance when Rohn was identified as a
passenger in a vehicle arriving at the 110 Marty Street address. Rohn was
arrested without incident during a felony vehicle stop performed by task
force members and was then transported to the Gadsden County Jail. Rohn was
booked in at the Gadsden County Jail as a fugitive from justice and is
currently awaiting removal back to Orange County to face the armed robbery
charges.
U.S. Marshal Dennis Williamson stated that this case is yet another example
of the extraordinary cooperation between the U.S. Marshals and state and
local agencies to track down and capture dangerous fugitives who are wanted
for violent offenses. The United States Marshals Service in North Florida
spearheads the task force which is comprised of law enforcement officers
from the U.S. Marshals Service, Florida Department of Law Enforcement,
Tallahassee City Police Department, and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office.
To learn more about the U. S. Marshals
Service and its fugitive apprehension mission, please visit our website at
www.usmarshals.gov. |
