Youngstown, OH – In the early afternoon of July 14, 2008, the U.S.
Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force apprehended Aaron Sherrod in
the Atlanta suburb of Rex, Ga., where he was hiding from Ohio law
enforcement. Sherrod was wanted by the Youngstown Police Department for his
involvement in the November 18, 2007, shooting death of James Dow on
Youngstown’s north side.
Investigators from the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task
Force had been seeking Sherrod and had recently developed information that
he was in the Atlanta, Ga. area. This information was passed to the U.S.
Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force in Atlanta, who then
immediately acted on the information and located and apprehended the
suspect.
Assistant Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Drew Deserto states, “This is one of the
great benefits of having the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force. No
matter where a fugitive may try to run or hide, we will work together to
find them and bring them back to justice.”
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 Youngstown
area is composed of the following federal, state and local agencies:
Boardman Township Police Department, Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Campbell Police Department, Coitsville Township Police
Department, Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office, Dalton Police Department,
Girard Police Department, Howland Township Police Department, Hubbard
Township Police Department, Johnston Township Police Department, Kinsman
Police Department, Liberty Township Police Department, Lordstown Police
Department, McDonald Police Department, Niles Police Department, St.
Elizabeth Hospital Police Department, State of Ohio Adult Parole Authority,
Trumbull County Probation Office, U.S. Marshals Service, Vienna Police
Department, Warren City Police Department, Washingtonville Police
Department, Weathersfield Township Police Department, Youngstown Police
Department.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov. |