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New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force

Man Captured In Florida, Charged In Fatal Jersey City Triple Shooting: Prosecutor Man Captured In Florida, Charged In Fatal Jersey City Triple Shooting: Prosecutor
Man Captured In Florida, Charged In Fatal Jersey City Triple Shooting: Prosecutor A 21-year-old Union City man was arrested in Florida on Thursday, July 11, and charged for his involvement in a fatal triple shooting in Jersey City in April. Freddie Castro was arrested in Kissimmee, Fla. by the United States Marshals Service Florida/Caribbean Division in coordination with the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. At 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, police responded to Central Avenue and Bowers Street and found two victims with gunshot wounds, while the third had taken himself to University Hospital in Newark. F…
2½ Years A Fugitive: Accused Killer From Jersey City Captured In South Carolina 2½ Years A Fugitive: Accused Killer From Jersey City Captured In South Carolina
2½ Years A Fugitive: Accused Killer From Jersey City Captured In South Carolina On the same day that U.S. Marshals announced a reward for help capturing an accused killer from Jersey City who’d been on the run for 2½ years, they nabbed him in South Carolina. Tybear Miles, a 28-year-old ex-con, remained held in the Spartanburg County Detention Center pending extradition to New Jersey to face murder and illegal weapons possession charges in the June 5, 2021 shooting death of Ahmad McPherson in Jersey City. Spartanburg police, working with the U.S. Marshals Service’s New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, nabbed Miles on Wednesday, Jan. 10, Hudson County …
Fugitive 20, With Gun Conviction Seized By Passaic Sheriff's Detectives With US Marshals Unit Fugitive 20, With Gun Conviction Seized By Passaic Sheriff's Detectives With US Marshals Unit
Fugitive 20, With Gun Conviction Seized By Passaic Sheriff's Detectives With US Marshals Unit Passaic County sheriff's detectives assigned to a special U.S. Marshals Service unit captured a 20-year-old fugitive from Paterson -- at his home. Aaron Young had been the subject of a manhunt after he violated probation on Dec. 12 following a gun conviction, Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Sheriff's detectives with the Marshals' New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force seized Young at his home shortly before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, Berdnik said. He was carrying 15 crack capsules, along with illegal prescription drugs and a small amount of pot, the sheriff said. Investigators …
GOTCHA! Accused $76,000 Gunpoint Bank Robber Captured By Marshals In Passaic Fits The Profile GOTCHA! Accused $76,000 Gunpoint Bank Robber Captured By Marshals In Passaic Fits The Profile
Gotcha! Accused $76,000 Gunpoint Bank Robber Captured By Marshals In Passaic Fits The Profile An ex-con captured by federal Marshals in Passaic after authorities said he robbed a South Jersey bank of $76,000 at gunpoint during Christmas week fit the profile, investigators said. William Ray, 43, of East Orange, is, in fact, being eyed in at least one other bank holdup, as well, just weeks earlier and barely seven miles away. It was shortly after 4:30 p.m. last Dec. 22 that a robber identified as Ray held employees at gunpoint at the Investors Bank on Route 70 in Cherry Hill. After trying and failing to lock them in the vault, he fled with the cash, authorities said. It was a fairly …
US Marshals Nab Philly Man In NJ Motel Strangling, Stabbing: Prosecutor US Marshals Nab Philly Man In NJ Motel Strangling, Stabbing: Prosecutor
US Marshals Nab Philly Man In NJ Motel Strangling, Stabbing: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Philadelphia man has been arrested for strangling and stabbing a woman inside a South Jersey motel, authorities said. Alexander Rivera, of the 6300 block of Cardiff Street in the Mayfair section of the city, was taken into custody without incident at his home on Friday Nov. 4 by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force.  An investigation began just before 11:30 a.m. on May 11, when officers from the Maple Shade Police Department were called to the Bel-Air Motor Lodge on Route 73 for a report of an unresponsive woman. Michelle L. Johnston…
Parolee Who Ran Over Tow Yard Worker While Stealing Car Captured At NJ Hotel: US Marshals Parolee Who Ran Over Tow Yard Worker While Stealing Car Captured At NJ Hotel: US Marshals
Parolee Who Ran Over Tow Yard Worker While Stealing Car Captured At NJ Hotel: US Marshals Members of the US Marshals Service captured a 34-year-old parolee who earlier this year ran over a tow yard worker while trying to steal a car, they said. Tyesha Smith, convicted in a 2014 robbery, ran over the employee at Hawk's Tow Yard in Trenton last February and has been wanted ever since, the US Marshals Service New York/ New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force said. She was arrested around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Red Roof Inn in Lawrence, a spokesman for the US Marshals said.
US Marshals Round Up 65 Fugitives Including High-Profile Cases In NJ, Philly 'Rodeo' US Marshals Round Up 65 Fugitives Including High-Profile Cases In NJ, Philly 'Rodeo'
US Marshals Round Up 65 Fugitives Including High-Profile Cases In NJ, Philly 'Rodeo' A major sweep of fugitives including suspected gang members led to 65 arrests including high-profile cases in South Jersey and Philadelphia. These fugitives were wanted out of Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester, and Camden counties, as well as other states but were located in these four counties. During "Operation Rodeo" the District of New Jersey and the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force used its multi-jurisdictional investigative authority and fugitive task force network to arrest fugitives wanted on charges including homicide, sex assault, aggravated assault, robbery, carjackin…
One Of NJ's 'Most Wanted' Fugitives In Torture Execution Found Dead In Dominican Republic One Of NJ's 'Most Wanted' Fugitives In Torture Execution Found Dead In Dominican Republic
One Of NJ's 'Most Wanted' Fugitives In Torture Execution Found Dead In Dominican Republic One of New Jersey's most wanted fugitives in a kidnapping and execution of a Queens, NY man was found dead in the Dominican Republic, authorities announced. Anthony Mota kidnapped the victim on Dec. 12, 1997, then bound and tortured him with others for days until they got a ransom amount of $23,000 from the victim's family, United States Marshal for the District of New Jersey Juan Mattos, Jr., and NJSP Superintendent Col. Patrick J. Callahan said. Soon after, Mota took the victim to an area along Interstate 280 in Harrison, and shot him in the head and neck, ki…
US Airman From NJ Arrested For Sexually Assaulting His 9-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor US Airman From NJ Arrested For Sexually Assaulting His 9-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor
US Airman From NJ Arrested For Sexually Assaulting His 9-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor A US Airman from New Jersey was arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted his 9-year-old daughter, authorities in Hudson County announced.  The 30-year-old Jersey City man's name was being withheld to protect the victim's identity, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The defendant was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 8 by members of the United States Marshals Service Arizona Violent Offender Task Force, in conjunction with the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force. At least one of the crimes occurred while the defendant was stationed in Dubai as a member of the U…
NJ Human Trafficker Gets 50 Years For Forcing Girl, 17, Into Prostitution NJ Human Trafficker Gets 50 Years For Forcing Girl, 17, Into Prostitution
NJ Human Trafficker Gets 50 Years For Forcing Girl, 17, Into Prostitution A Trenton woman who cruelly forced an underage girl into prostitution must spend at least 20 years in state prison before she’ll be eligible for parole. Superior Court Judge Darlene J. Pereksta on Thursday sentenced Ashley Gardener, 32, for a series of jury convictions for human trafficking, promoting prostitution and child endangerment, among other crimes. Pereksta sentenced Gardener to 50 years altogether, 40% of which she must serve before she can seek a parole hearing.  It marked the final chapter in what authorities said was a prime example of a crime that occurs “in the shadows,…