Youngstown, OH – Peter J. Elliot, U.S. Marshal for the Northern District
of Ohio, announces that on Tuesday, September 30th, the U.S. Marshals in
Charlottesville, VA, apprehended Rudolph Matland III (age 27) at a
residence in Stuarts Draft, VA, based on an urgent request from the U.S.
Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force. The Youngstown Police
Department wanted Matland for an incident that occurred the early morning of
September 30th, where he allegedly forced his way into his estranged wife’s
residence and assaulted her.
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force received the request for
assistance and immediately began to hunt down Matland. The investigation
developed information that Matland immediately fled to Virginia where he was
ultimately located and apprehended by the U.S. Marshals. Matland is facing
charges of attempted murder, felonious assault, kidnapping, aggravated
burglary and domestic violence. He is currently being housed at the Augusta
County Jail in Virginia, awaiting extradition to Ohio.
Youngstown Police Chief Jimmy Hughes states, “Hard work and efforts such as
this go a long way to help keep the streets safe in Youngstown. Those that
commit these violent offenses need to know that they will not escape the
long arm of the law.”
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
Warren/Youngstown area is composed of the following federal, state and local
agencies: Boardman Township Police Department, Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, Coitsville Township Police Department, Columbiana
County Sheriff’s Office, Craig Beach Village Police Department, Dalton
Village Police Department, Girard Police Department, Goshen Township Police
Department, Howland Police Department, Hubbard Township Police Department,
Liberty Township Police Department, Lordstown Police Department, McDonald
Police Department, Niles Police Department, State of Ohio Adult Parole
Authority, Trumbull County Probation Office, Trumbull County Sheriff’s
Office, U.S. Marshals Service, Warren Police Department, Washingtonville
Police Department, Weathersfield Township Police Department, and the
Youngstown Police Department. |