Fayetteville, AR
– The Northwest Arkansas Sex Offender and Violent Crime Task Force announce
the arrest of Daniel L. Post, 34, who was wanted on Federal drug charges in
the Western District of Missouri. The diligent efforts of the Arkansas
Department of Community Corrections lead to the arrest of Post, a known drug
distributor in the Northwest Arkansas area. Information was received through
various sources as to the whereabouts of Post, and within days of the
issuance of the Federal warrant in Missouri, the Task Force arrested Post in
the Farmington, Arkansas area. Post was arrested without incident on August
19, 2008, at his residence and placed in the Washington County Detention
Center, where he awaits removal to Missouri to face his Federal charges.
Post has numerous drug convictions in several states, and Arkansas charges
are currently pending. Post is one of many notable offenders the Task Force
has arrested in recent months.
This arrest marks almost 400 fugitive arrests
for the Northwest Arkansas Sex Offender and Violent Crime Task Force, a Task
Force funded by Federal grant monies. The US Marshals Service and the Task
Force continues to arrest sex offenders and violent criminals in the
Northwest Arkansas area, and will likely clear 450 fugitive arrests by the
end of fiscal year 2008. More than 150 fugitives in the Northwest Arkansas
region were arrested in a one week period during a major warrant eradication
effort in June 2008, during Operation FALCON. The recent addition of the
Arkansas Department of Community Corrections has contributed significantly
to the increased arrest numbers.
It is the combined efforts of both the
Northwest Arkansas Fugitive Task Force and its many partners that made this
arrest and many others possible. According to U.S. Marshal Richard
O’Connell, “The concept behind these task forces is to bring local agencies
together under a combined effort to make our communities safer. In this
case, that’s exactly what happened, and the U.S. Marshals Service is proud
to play a part in the effort.” The Northwest Arkansas Sex Offender and
Violent Crime Task Force is comprised of the Benton, Washington, Madison,
and Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, as well as Fayetteville, Springdale,
Rogers, and the Bentonville Police Departments, as well as the US Marshals
Service. The Arkansas Department of Community Corrections was recently added
to the Task Force. Benton County currently manages the grant that funds the
Task Force.
Every year, the US Marshals Service and its
associated Task Forces throughout the country arrest more fugitives than all
federal law enforcement agencies combined. Last year, this number was more
than 56,600 state and local fugitives and more than 36,000 Federal
fugitives. |