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For Immediate Release

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January 23, 2009 Dennis Harkins, Deputy U.S. Marshal
Public Affairs Officer (602) 920-4858

U.S. Marshals Arrest Violent Child Predator
Phoenix, AZ - Yesterday afternoon Deputy U.S. Marshals and Task Force Officers from the U.S. Marshals led-Child Predator Apprehension Team (CPAT) as well as Officers from Avondale Police Department arrested Floyd Davidson, Jr. Davidson was wanted by Maricopa County Superior Court for failing to register as a sex offender and violation of his probation.

In 1997, Davidson was convicted of sexual conduct with a minor in Maricopa County Superior Court. In that offense, Davidson forced the child; once when the boy was 5 years old and once when the same child was 7 years old to perform sexual acts upon him. Davidson coerced the child to comply with his sexual demands by placing a hand gun to the child’s head. Davidson was arrested in Avondale at the residence of a friend. Davidson had been a fugitive for two months prior to his arrest by U.S. Marshals.

United States Marshal David Gonzales praised the work of Deputies and law enforcement officers adding, “The United States Marshals Service places a high priority on capturing predators like Floyd Davidson, Jr. We will continue to make our community safer by using every available resource to get them off the streets.”

The full-time federal, state, and local agencies that comprise the Arizona WANTED include: U.S. Marshals Service; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Arizona Department of Public Safety; Maricopa County Adult Probation Office; Mesa Police Department; Surprise Police Department; Phoenix Police Department; El Mirage Police Department and several part-time state and local law enforcement agencies.

The U.S. Marshals Service is the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency. Annually, U.S. Marshals arrest more than 50 percent of all federal fugitives and serve more federal warrants than all other federal agencies combined. For more information on other USMS Top 15 fugitives and USMS Major Cases, go to www.usmarshals.gov.