 A
fugitive wanted by the Georgia Department of Corrections has been arrested
by the U.S. Marshals Orlando office of the Florida Regional Fugitive Task
Force on February 5, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Elliott Crowl, 31, was being sought on a state
warrant for Escape issued in Savannah, Georgia on January 30, 2009. Crowl
was convicted in Candler County, Georgia for the offense of burglary and
received a 5 year prison sentence. Crowl was being housed at he Coastal
Transitional Center in Savannah, Georgia. Crowl left the center on January
29, 2009, supposedly going to work and never returned to the Transitional
Center. Crowl was placed on escape status and the case was referred to the
U.S. Marshals Savannah office of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force
to find him.
The Savannah Task Force worked numerous leads in this case. The
investigation revealed that Crowl was possibly in the Cape Canaveral,
Florida area. The investigation was then passed to the Orlando office of the
Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force for assistance. On February 5,
2009, members of the Florida Fugitive Task Force went to Cape Canaveral to
try and find Crowl. The Florida Task Force worked additional leads that lead
them to an abandoned warehouse, where they found Crowl. He was arrested
without incident and taken to the Brevard County Jail to await extradition
back to Georgia.
Annually, investigations carried out by the U.S. Marshals result in the
apprehension of approximately 36, 000 federal fugitives. More federal
fugitives are arrested by the Marshals Service than all other federal
agencies combined.
The Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force has three offices:
Atlanta, Macon, and Savannah. The task force covers the whole state of
Georgia. The Savannah Offices of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force
is a team comprised of investigators from the Georgia Department of
Corrections, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department, the Savannah Chatham
Metropolitan Police Department and the United States Marshals Service. The
task force objective is to seek out and arrest fugitives charged with
violent crimes, drug crimes, sex offenders, and other felonies. Last year,
U.S. Marshals Task Forces arrested more than 58,600 state and local
fugitives on felony charges.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov. |
