Austin, TX – David Chenu, 30, an Austin area jazz musician and leader of the David Chenu Quartet was arrested last night by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Marcos, Texas without incident. Chenu was indicted by a Comal County Grand Jury on October 1, 2008, alleging six counts involving indecency and aggravated sexual assaults against a minor child.

Chenu, who lives in Austin, was scheduled to perform this evening according to his website, davidchenu.com at Evans Auditorium, on the campus of Texas State University-San Marcos. It is alleged that Chenu’s criminal conduct occurred in separate incidents in November and December of 2007.

Chenu was remanded to the custody of the Hays County Detention Center in San Marcos pending extradition to Comal County, in New Braunfels, TX.

The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force was assisted by the Texas State University-San Marcos Police. The task force is comprised of the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, Austin Police Department, Travis, Williamson, Caldwell County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Marshals.

LaFayette Collins, United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas, states, “The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is committed to hunting down criminals who prey upon innocent victims – our children. We will be happy to send David Chenu back to Comal County where he will certainly have his day in court”.