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Kidnapping Call Leads To Fatal Police Shooting Of Masked Man In Maryland: Sheriff Kidnapping Call Leads To Fatal Police Shooting Of Masked Man In Maryland: Sheriff
Kidnapping Call Leads To Fatal Police Shooting Of Masked Man In Maryland: Sheriff A man was fatally shot by Charles County deputies responding to a reported kidnapping and sexual assault in White Plains on Friday, officials say. Deputies with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office arrived around 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20 to a home on the 7300 block of Tottenham Drive after receiving a 911 call from a man reporting that he had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted. "The address was known to law enforcement," according to the agency. Upon arrival, deputies were met by a man inside the house wearing a mask, and responding officers gave multiple commands for the person to surr…
Baltimore Inmate Awaiting Resentencing For Kidnapping Convicted Of Assaulting COs: Feds Baltimore Inmate Awaiting Resentencing For Kidnapping Convicted Of Assaulting COs: Feds
Baltimore Inmate Awaiting Resentencing For Kidnapping Convicted Of Assaulting COs: Feds An inmate already waiting to be sentenced for kidnapping and other offenses is facing additional time behind bars following a tirade at the Chesapeake Detention Facility that left several officers injured, federal authorities announced. Baltimore resident Igor Yasinov, 35, was found guilty following a four-day trial after assaulting several correctional staff members and causing damage in the facility. Court documents state that the assaults began on Nov. 16, 2021, when Yasinov broke a control center window within the facility with a broom stick and suffered minor injuries. That …
Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of PA Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of PA Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD
Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of PA Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD The remains of a 25-year-old man who has been missing from Pennsylvania since March 2024 have been found and Maryland, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Three men — including his 18-year-old cousin — have been charged with his murder.  Matthew "Matty" Whisman, of Lancaster's body was recovered from the Conowingo Creek in Cecil County, MD on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, PA State Police explained. This was just one day after they updated the missing person case to include a $2,000 reward offer, as Daily Voice reported.  Steven Gaddis of Nottingham, PA;&nbs…
Pennsylvania Car Thief Caught Stealing Hyundai In Maryland With Sleeping Infant Inside: Police Pennsylvania Car Thief Caught Stealing Hyundai In Maryland With Sleeping Infant Inside: Police
Pennsylvania Car Thief Caught Stealing Hyundai In Maryland With Sleeping Infant Inside: Police A Pennsylvania man got more than he bargained for when he stole a woman's car in Maryland and took off with an infant peacefully sleeping in the backseat, police say. It was a sleepless night in Frederick County for some, after Mechanicsburg resident Jeremy Francis Rineman, 45, picked the wrong car to steal and now faces a kidnapping charge on top of the motor vehicle theft offense. According to a spokesperson from the Frederick Police Department, at around 9:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, a woman in the 1700 block of Harvest Drive in Frederick left her silver Hyundai Elantra outside of her…
Killer Who Ditched Co-Workers Body In Reisterstown Swamp Gets Life In Prison Killer Who Ditched Co-Workers Body In Reisterstown Swamp Gets Life In Prison
Killer Who Ditched Co-Workers Body In Reisterstown Swamp Gets Life In Prison A man described by authorities as a "violent predator" was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, Sept. 9 for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a Pennsylvania co-worker, authorities announced. Michael Allen Stark, 50, of Royersford, PA was found guilty by a Bucks County jury of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, flight to avoid apprehension, and abuse of a corpse, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and court records. Stark's victim was 50-year-old Matthew James Branning of Sellersville, who went missing after l…
Man Who Made Thousands Of Harassing Calls From MD To Congressional Offices Sentenced: Feds Man Who Made Thousands Of Harassing Calls From MD To Congressional Offices Sentenced: Feds
Man Who Made Thousands Of Harassing Calls From MD To Congressional Offices Sentenced: Feds A Queens man who made more than 12,000 calls to dozens of Congressional offices and threatened to kill a staffer has been sentenced to more than a year in prison, federal authorities announced. Ade Salim Lilly, 35, was sentenced to 13 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release for making threats and "conducting a campaign of pervasive harassing communications against members of Congress," according to the US Attorney's Office. Court documents state that beginning in early February 2022, and continuing through his arrest in November last year, Lilly made more than 12,…
GUILTY! Kidnapper Heading To Baltimore Bit, Pulled Hair Out Of Woman's Head GUILTY! Kidnapper Heading To Baltimore Bit, Pulled Hair Out Of Woman's Head
Guilty! Kidnapper Heading To Baltimore Bit, Pulled Hair Out Of Woman's Head A Middletown man has been found guilty in a bizarre kidnapping case, the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 21.  Bryan Edwin Perry, Jr., 37, was convicted of kidnapping, aggravated assault, intimidation of a witness, strangulation, and other charges on August 14, according to the DA's release. The conviction comes following a three-day trial.  On Sept. 2, 2023, Perry took a Harrisburg woman hostage from a home in the 2200 block of Logan Street in Harrisburg "for three hours while he drove her to secluded spots," as stated in the release, ad…
Woman Accused Of Abducting 1-Year-Old Toddler Who Was Found Unharmed In Baltimore (UPDATED) Woman Accused Of Abducting 1-Year-Old Toddler Who Was Found Unharmed In Baltimore (UPDATED)
Woman Accused Of Abducting 1-Year-Old Toddler Who Was Found Unharmed In Baltimore (Updated) The Baltimore Police Department has arrested a 35-year-old woman who is facing charges for allegedly abducting a toddler on Thursday. Derrick Caraballero, 1, was reported missing at around 6:30 p.m. on July 25 in the 300 block of South Norris Street, investigators say, though he was safely found unharmed and returned to his parents. Witnesses were able to identify the woman's vehicle as a gray Volkswagen Passat, which was later located in the 8300 block of Steamwood Drive in Pikeville.  Officers were able to safely bring the toddler out of the home and a woman - whose ID has not been …
Criminal Enterprises Broken Up Following 'Major Crime Sprees' In Baltimore, Howard Counties Criminal Enterprises Broken Up Following 'Major Crime Sprees' In Baltimore, Howard Counties
Criminal Enterprises Broken Up Following 'Major Crime Sprees' In Baltimore, Howard Counties Two crime enterprises largely made up of young offenders that have terrorized more than 100 victims in Baltimore during a series of crimes, authorities announced on Wednesday. Officials say that indictments have been filed, resulting in multiple people being charged, all of whom were between the ages of 15 and 19 years old. Indicted by the Maryland Attorney General:19-year-old Corey Sabb Jr. charged with 155 counts20-year-old Dewayne Sanders charged with 245 counts18-year-old Allen Hill charged with 76 counts17-year-old charged with 251 counts17-year-old charged with 94 counts — Baltimo…
'Angel On Earth:' Grandmother Killed In DC Carjacking Mourned As Selfless 'Angel On Earth:' Grandmother Killed In DC Carjacking Mourned As Selfless
'Angel On Earth:' Grandmother Killed In DC Carjacking Mourned As Selfless A 55-year-old woman who died as the result of a carjacking in Washington DC is being mourned for her altruism Leslie Gaines was sitting in the front seat of a Mazda SUV outside of Washington Hospital Center around 1:10 p.m. Monday, June 3, when her daughter got out to get her a wheelchair, DC Metro police said. That's when 22-year-old Kayla Brown hopped behind the wheel and drove away, Gaines still in the car. Around 1:30 p.m., Brown tried to turn left from 6th Street NW onto D Street, but failed to negotiate the turn and crashed into a building. Brown got out and tried to flee on foot but…
Police Imposters Convicted Of Abductions, Torture Of Victims In Maryland: Feds Police Imposters Convicted Of Abductions, Torture Of Victims In Maryland: Feds
Police Imposters Convicted Of Abductions, Torture Of Victims In Maryland: Feds Two Baltimore County men who posed as police officers to abduct and torture their victims as part of a larger robbery conspiracy have been convicted following a three-week trial, federal authorities announced. Dennis Allen Hairston, 34, of Windsor Mill, and 33-year-old Rosedale resident Donte Davon Stanley are facing a lifetime in prison after being found guilty of kidnapping and other offenses. Prosecutors say that between May 2021 and August 2021, Hairston and Stanley were part of a group that planned and organized the kidnapping of three people, two of whom worked at check cashing busine…
Five Arrested For Alleged Kidnapping, Assault Of Maryland Couple: State Police Five Arrested For Alleged Kidnapping, Assault Of Maryland Couple: State Police
Five Arrested For Alleged Kidnapping, Assault Of Maryland Couple: State Police Five Westminster residents have been arrested - with a sixth reportedly taken into custody - in connection to an alleged kidnapping and assault in Carroll County, state police say. Troopers launched an investigation on Tuesday, May 21 after responding to a home in Westminster to investigate a reported kidnapping after the mother of one of the victims reported to police that her daughter and daughter's boyfriend had been held captive. While investigating the case, state police were able to locate the man in a disabled vehicle in the parking lot of a Westminster restaurant, officials say, and…
Second Suspect Arrested For Murder Of Man Found Inside Vehicle In Maryland Field, Police Say Second Suspect Arrested For Murder Of Man Found Inside Vehicle In Maryland Field, Police Say
Second Suspect Arrested For Murder Of Man Found Inside Vehicle In Maryland Field, Police Say A second Baltimore man has been arrested months after a body was pulled from a suspicious vehicle in a Frederick County field. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, deputies were called to the 8200 block of Crum Road in Walkersville, where there were reports of a vehicle that had its flashers on and had been sitting there idle for more than six hours. Frederick County Sheriff's Office at the scene. Frederick County Sheriff's Office Upon arrival, deputies found Pikesville resident Brice Wendell Boots, 65, inside, and his death was investigated as a homicide. On Tuesday aft…
Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds
Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds Two Maryland men who conspired to kidnap and rob a Virginia man have been indicted in DC and face criminal charges, federal authorities announced. An indictment was unsealed in the US District Court for the Distroct of Columbia charging Capitol Heights resident Jaevonn Archer, 20, and Camp Springs native Timothy Williams, 30, with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping in the February abduction.  The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert in February as they sought the public's assistance in identifying suspects who kidnapped a man at gunpoint in DC, then drove him…
Human Remains Found In Annapolis Linked To Suspected Kidnapping In Baltimore: Police Human Remains Found In Annapolis Linked To Suspected Kidnapping In Baltimore: Police
Human Remains Found In Annapolis Linked To Suspected Kidnapping In Baltimore: Police The body of a man believed to have been abducted in Baltimore has been identified as the one found in a wooded area in Annapolis on Thursday, investigators say. A suspicious death investigation was launched on March 28 in Anne Arundel County when police were called to the 900 block of Spa Road, where they found an unresponsive man - later identified by the Medical Examiner as David Winchester Jr. - dead.  According to the Baltimore Police Department, Winchester was the possible subject of an abduction. Police say that at approximately 12:45 a.m. on March 28, officers were dispatc…
Slain MD Athlete's Estranged Wife Found Dead By Suicide, Murder Suspect Jailed: Officials Slain MD Athlete's Estranged Wife Found Dead By Suicide, Murder Suspect Jailed: Officials
Slain MD Athlete's Estranged Wife Found Dead By Suicide, Murder Suspect Jailed: Officials Disturbing new details have been released by prosecutors amid the investigation of a grisly murder of a former area athlete whose body was found in a car in Maryland. Baltimore's Keon Wilson-Hawkins, 20, of Baltimore, is believed to have abducted 66-year-old Brice Wendell Boots from his Pikesville home, just before 4:40 a.m. Jan. 10, the Frederick County State's Attorney said. They drove together to Frederick County, where Wilson-Hawkins killed Boots and left his body in a mud- and blood-spattered 2003 Toyota Sequoia, nearly 650 feet in a field off of the roadway, as previously reported by D…
4-Year-Old Kidnapped In Baltimore Found Safe: Police 4-Year-Old Kidnapped In Baltimore Found Safe: Police
4-Year-Old Kidnapped In Baltimore Found Safe: Police A four-year-old child kidnapped in Baltimore Tuesday evening has been found safe and unharmed, police confirmed early Wednesday. Kaimir Rodgers was taken from his family home on the 1900 block of Ruxton Avenue, police said around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, March 5. A 21-second video clip shows the boy being carried by someone wearing light gray sweatpants, a dark gray hoodie, and pink sneakers: Police said in an update shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday that the search had been canceled and the boy had been found safe and was unharmed. According to WBALTV, the boy was found at the home of a family m…
Cop Impersonators Cuffed, Kidnapped Victims During Maryland Robberies: Feds Cop Impersonators Cuffed, Kidnapped Victims During Maryland Robberies: Feds
Cop Impersonators Cuffed, Kidnapped Victims During Maryland Robberies: Feds A police impersonator who carjacked drivers and their employers is expected to get 15 years in prison for a summertime crime spree in Maryland three years ago, federal authorities announced. Davonne Tramont Dorsey, 30, of Gwynn Oak, pleaded guilty to carjacking and to using, carrying and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence while admitting that he and others conspired to kidnap their victims to rob them while using force or threats. According to federal prosecutors, between May and August 2021, Dorsey and others planned to impersonate police officers to stop vehicles, c…
Kidnapper Who Held Ex-GF, Family Captive In Vehicle For Weeks Gets Prison Time In Maryland Kidnapper Who Held Ex-GF, Family Captive In Vehicle For Weeks Gets Prison Time In Maryland
Kidnapper Who Held Ex-GF, Family Captive In Vehicle For Weeks Gets Prison Time In Maryland A kidnapper and three-time felon who held his ex-girlfriend and their two children captive in a vehicle for two weeks in Maryland is heading to prison. Juan Michael Pack, 40, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole, State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced. The sentence was sought due to Pack’s status as a repeat felon offender. The charges stem from an incident on March 2, 2023 in which Anne Arundel County police were alerted by a principal and guidance counselor at an area school that the mother of a disabled 10-year-old boy appeared “extremely distr…
WV Man Arrested For Killing Mercersburg Roommate, Ditching Body In Hagerstown: US Marshals WV Man Arrested For Killing Mercersburg Roommate, Ditching Body In Hagerstown: US Marshals
WV Man Arrested For Killing Mercersburg Roommate, Ditching Body In Hagerstown: US Marshals A West Virginia man is accused of shooting one of his former roommates dead in Pennsylvania and dumping the body in Maryland before fleeing to North Carolina, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 19.  Shane Adrian Bradley, 32 of Hedgesville, WV, had been staying with several other people in a home in the 14000 block of Ditto Road in Montgomery Township, Mercersburg when a "minor verbal altercation" ended with him shooting one of his roommates, Isiah Clark, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in a release.  The 20-year-old's body was then loaded into a car — wi…
Predator Who Targeted Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Rape In MD: Prosecutors Predator Who Targeted Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Rape In MD: Prosecutors
Predator Who Targeted Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Rape In MD: Prosecutors More than two decades after a 20-year-old woman was found raped and dropped unconscious in a ditch off the side of I-95 in Cecil County, justice has been served. Harford County resident Bryant Nakia White, 48, of Edgewood, was sentenced to multiple life sentences for the 2002 attack of a woman whose body was left on the side of the interstate off of Frenchtown Road near Port Deposit, prosecutors announced. Investigators said that at approximately 4 a.m. on April 6, 2002, a truck driver noticed the body of a woman - whose name has not been released "due to the nature of the crimes committed”…
Sketch Leads Police To Sexual Assault Suspect Who Targeted 71-Year-Old Woman On Maryland Trail Sketch Leads Police To Sexual Assault Suspect Who Targeted 71-Year-Old Woman On Maryland Trail
Sketch Leads Police To Sexual Assault Suspect Who Targeted 71-Year-Old Woman On Maryland Trail A spot-on sketch helped police in Baltimore identify and arrest a man wanted for assaulting a woman a popular park earlier this month. City resident Charles Avon Taylor, 46, has been identified arrested following an investigation into the reported sexual assault of a 71-year-old woman in the area of 4300-4400 block of North Franklintown Road in Leakin Park, authorities announced on Wednesday. Police say that at around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, Taylor struck up a conversation with his future victim and began to follow her while she was walking through the Gwynns Falls Trail before grabbing …
'Embodiment Of Evil:' Rapist Who Walked Elderly Woman Down Pier To Her Death In MD Convicted 'Embodiment Of Evil:' Rapist Who Walked Elderly Woman Down Pier To Her Death In MD Convicted
'Embodiment Of Evil:' Rapist Who Walked Elderly Woman Down Pier To Her Death In MD Convicted The Maryland man who terrorized a resilient, elderly woman during a violent night before tossing her into the freezing waters of the Wicomico River in January has been convicted, prosecutors announced. Salisbury resident Ralph Harmon, Jr., will spend decades in prison after robbing, raping, and literally walking an 80-year-old woman down a pier and tossing her into the water while her hands were bound earlier this year during a spine-chilling day that spilled over from Delaware into Maryland. Prosecutors say that On Jan. 13, the woman was walking to her driveway in Seaford, Delaware, when H…
Child, 3, Begged Dad Not To Sexually Assault Mom During Abduction From DC To Maryland: Feds Child, 3, Begged Dad Not To Sexually Assault Mom During Abduction From DC To Maryland: Feds
Child, 3, Begged Dad Not To Sexually Assault Mom During Abduction From DC To Maryland: Feds A terrifying ordeal seemingly ripped out of the pages of a horror movie will land a former District resident in prison for decades, authorities announced. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, a judge sentenced Kyrie Rashaud Thompson, 29, to 30 years in prison after terrorizing his 3-year-old child and the child's mother during a trip from Hell that played out in September 2019. It began on Sept. 22, 2019, when the mother of his child drove to his former DC home to drop off their 3-year-old child for a prearranged visit, prosecutors say. However, Thompson had more nefarious intentions in mind.  In…
Carjacking, Kidnapping, Rape: Multi-State Crime Spree Stretched Into PA, Feds Say Carjacking, Kidnapping, Rape: Multi-State Crime Spree Stretched Into PA, Feds Say
Carjacking, Kidnapping, Rape: Multi-State Crime Spree Stretched Into PA, Feds Say Four Delaware men are accused in a crime spree that stretched into Pennsylvania and allegedly included car theft, kidnapping, gunpoint robbery, and rape.  Twenty-four-year-old Tonnaire McNair-Matthews, 23-year-old David Hinson, 21-year-old Michael Caldwell, and 20-year-old Mahkiya Powell were each named in a July 13 indictment unsealed in a US District Court in Delaware this week, said the US Attorney's Office.  The spree, federal authorities say, took place on April 14 and began in Delaware. Investigators claim the four suspects were riding around in a stolen …
Naked Kidnapped Woman Found In U-Haul After Pursuit-Crash In Prince George's County Naked Kidnapped Woman Found In U-Haul After Pursuit-Crash In Prince George's County
Naked Kidnapped Woman Found In U-Haul After Pursuit-Crash In Prince George's County A naked woman kidnapped from a Washington DC convenience store was found in the back of a U-Haul after a police pursuit and crash in Prince George's County. The woman tells police that a man later identified as Dennis Bell, 62, of Lanham, pushed her into the back of the truck while at a store on Minnesota Avenue Southeast in Washington, D.C. Saturday morning, May 13, and threatened her life if she didn't comply with his demands, Maryland State Police said. Bell drove around all day with the victim sitting on the floor board in the front seat, where Bell removed her clothing and used a pocke…
Kidnapper Who Killed, Burned Victim In MD Over Reported Stolen Cell Phone Dispute Convicted Kidnapper Who Killed, Burned Victim In MD Over Reported Stolen Cell Phone Dispute Convicted
Kidnapper Who Killed, Burned Victim In MD Over Reported Stolen Cell Phone Dispute Convicted Years after the grisly murder of a mother who was found dead nude inside a burning, vacant home in Maryland, a second suspect will face justice for her role in the fatal 2018 kidnapping, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced. Bobie Barncord, 33, of Glen Burnie was found guilty of all counts for the murder of 29-year-old Tiffany Jones in August 2018, who was kidnapped and left for dead inside a burning building. On Aug. 21, 2018, prosecutors say that members of the Baltimore Police Department were alerted that Jones had been taken at knifepoint by a man known only as “Philly” …
Kidnapping Victim Forced Into Trunk Of Car Before Being Thrown Over Bridge In Glen Burnie Kidnapping Victim Forced Into Trunk Of Car Before Being Thrown Over Bridge In Glen Burnie
Kidnapping Victim Forced Into Trunk Of Car Before Being Thrown Over Bridge In Glen Burnie Police are investigating a kidnapping after a woman was thrown into the trunk of a car in Glen Burnie. Officers were called to Crew Boats To Go in Baltimore around 7 a.m., Saturday, April 15 after a kidnapping victim had escaped, according to Anne Arundel County Police. The woman stated that she was kidnapped after dropping off a friend in the 300 block of Milton Avenue in Glen Burnie around 2:30 a.m. Investigation revealed that after the woman dropped off her friend, she was approached by a man and a woman who dragged her from her vehicle and threw her in the trunk. The suspects then dro…
Kidnapper From MD Caused 34-Hour Standoff In VA: Police Kidnapper From MD Caused 34-Hour Standoff In VA: Police
Kidnapper From MD Caused 34-Hour Standoff In VA: Police A Maryland woman is facing a host of charges for abducting a victim and then causing a 34-hour standoff with police that ultimately ended in her peaceful surrender in Virginia, authorities said. What started as an investigation into a missing 25-year-old woman over the weekend rapidly escalated into a kidnapping probe involving Brittany A. Copelin, 29, who made her way from Charles County, MD to Fairfax County, VA, police said. The near-weeklong ordeal began on Friday, March 24, in Laurel, when police were called to investigate the kidnapping of Lauren L. Kingsbury, police said. Two days …
Toddler's Gas Station Kidnapper Busted After Crashing In Prince George's: Police Toddler's Gas Station Kidnapper Busted After Crashing In Prince George's: Police
Toddler's Gas Station Kidnapper Busted After Crashing In Prince George's: Police A man who reportedly kidnapped a 3-year-old child while stealing a vehicle at an Upper Marlboro gas station is behind bars after a lengthy search, police say. An Amber Alert was sent out for Blake Alexander Morgan this week after 18-year-old Ariel Florentino-Galeas stole the vehicle the boy was in from a gas station in the 5300 block of Ritchie Marlboro Road on Thursday, Feb. 23, according to Prince George's County police. The child's grandfather immediately called 911 after the vehicle was stolen, prompting an extensive search for the boy throughout Prince George's County.  Blake Alex…
Felonious Fugitive With Warrants Out For Arrest In MD Found In Fredericksburg, Sheriff Says Felonious Fugitive With Warrants Out For Arrest In MD Found In Fredericksburg, Sheriff Says
Felonious Fugitive With Warrants Out For Arrest In MD Found In Fredericksburg, Sheriff Says A fugitive with multiple felony charges out of Anne Arundel County has been found and taken into custody, police say. Melvin Anibal Duran Flores, 35, of Fredericksburg, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 29, at 9:25 a.m., according to the Stafford County Sheriff's office. Flores had multiple felony charges including three counts of kidnapping, four counts of assault, two counts of false imprisonment and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. Detective J.G. Wright III and the U.S. Marshals Service worked together in order to take him into custody. Duran Flores was found after he was observ…