June 25, 2009 - U.S. Marshals Capture Two Shooting Suspects
Cincinnati, OH - On 06/25/09 at approximately 12:30 am, the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) arrested 26 year-old Fonta Whipple and 25 year-old Jashawn Clark at the Holiday Inn at 600 West 3rd Street in Covington, Kentucky. Whipple and Clark are accused of critically injuring Derryan Holland by shooting him multiple times with an AK-47 rifle in Lockland, Ohio on June 22, 2009. The Lockland Police Department is charging both suspects with Felonious Assault. Supervisory Deputy United States Marshal Chris Riley stated, "This is another example of law enforcement working collaboratively across many jurisdictions for the benefit of all communities involved."
June 24, 2009 - U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott announces the capture of fugitive sex offender Robbi Potter, 27, along with the capture of associate Candace Watson, 24, and the safe recovery of 4 year old missing child Haylee Donathan. Yesterday, a tip was received by the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, who then quickly responded to a Christian retreat center in Valley Center, Calif., where they were able to apprehend Potter and Watson and safely recover little Haylee without incident.
The tipster reportedly saw one of the digital nationwide billboards which were put up by Clear Channel Communications in partnership with the U.S. Marshals. The tipster immediately recognized the trio as residents at the Christian retreat center and called 911 to report the tip.
Potter was wanted on a state warrant for parole violation and on a federal warrant for probation violation. Potter is a convicted Tier III sex offender for crimes of sex offenses of minors. On May 28, Potter fled a halfway house in Mansfield, which led to the violation charges. Watson was charged in June by the Richland County Sheriff's Office with complicity to escape.
Potter and Watson will face extradition back to Ohio to face their charges. Haylee is in the custody of the San Diego County Children Services pending further review. The U.S. Marshals are also investigating possible federal Adam Walsh Act violation charges on Potter as well as federal harboring charges on Watson.
June 22, 2009 - U.S. Marshal Michael R. Regan announced today that the U.S. Marshals Service arrested John William Bennett in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Bennett was being sought for his role in a 10 day crime spree in Berwick, Pennsylvania during April and May 2009. Bennett was being sought on three separate arrest warrants signed by Magisterial District Judge Richard P. Cashman in Berwick, Pennsylvania.
June 20, 2009 - After an exhaustive search, members of the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force and investigators from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Office arrested 37-year-old Lisa Monica Gonzalez, AKA Monica Torres, who was on the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted fugitive list. Gonzalez was wanted for two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in Oklahoma. Gonzalez was arrested today in Bellflower after giving a false name.
U.S. Marshals are the nation's primary fugitive hunting organization and capture more federal fugitives each year than all other law enforcement agencies combined. For more information, go to http://www.usmarshals.gov/.
