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On July 14, 2008, at 6:00 p.m., fugitive Lloyd Munson was apprehended by the
Harris County Sheriffs Office, the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offender
Task Force (GCVOTF) and the Houston Police Department, at an apartment
complex in Houston, Texas. Munson fled the New Orleans Metro area after his
alleged involvement in the aggravated kidnapping and murder of Terrence
Pinkley. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s investigators allege that on March 01,
2008, Munson kidnapped Terrence Pinkley and attempted to negotiate with an
associate of Pinkley, for the exchange of drugs and money to secure his
freedom. When Pinkley’s associate contacted the authorities and informed
them of the plot, Munson allegedly shot and killed Pinkley.
The U.S. Marshals Crescent Star Fugitive Task Force (CSFTF) initiated a
fugitive investigation to locate Munson on May 20, 2008. The local Marshals
group worked closely with the Crimestoppers organization and developed
information indicating Munson was possibly in Houston, TX. The information
was immediately referred to the U.S. Marshals (GCVOTF) in Houston, TX. (GCVOTF)
Investigators continued to build on this information and discovered that
Munson was possibly living at an apartment complex in the 10900 block of
Briar Forest Road, Houston, TX. This information, along with photographs of
the wanted subject, was disseminated to local Harris County Deputy Sheriffs,
who routinely patrolled the area. At approximately 6:00pm, on July 14, 2008,
local deputies observed Munson as he attempted to enter the apartment
complex and captured him without incident.
The U.S. Marshals Service EDLA sponsored CSFTF established itself in 1999
and is currently receiving extra support from the U.S. Attorney General and
U.S. Department of Justice to fight post Hurricane Katrina violent crime and
locate sexual predators in the New Orleans metro area. Current CSFTF members
include the New Orleans Police Department, the Orleans Parish Criminal
Sheriff’s Office, St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Jefferson Parish
Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana Probation and Parole, and the U.S. Border
Patrol. Other New Orleans metro area law enforcement agencies participating
on a case by case basis include: Bogalusa Police Department, St. Bernard
Parish Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),
U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Services, and Social Security OIG . For more
information on the U.S. Marshals EDLA CSFTF go to
www.usmarshals.gov/district/la-e/news/index.html.
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