May 15, 2013 - Antoine Johnson was arrested this afternoon by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. An arrest warrant was issued pursuant to an investigation by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana, where it is alleged that Johnson committed 2nd degree murder.

May 15, 2013 - Shilo Watts was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Washington, D.C. An arrest warrant was issued for Watts pursuant to an investigation by the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office, where it is alleged that Watts committed aggravated sexual assault of a child.

May 15, 2013 - Juan Villa, was arrested by the St. Louis Metro Police Department Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team Fugitive Task Force in St. Charles, MO without incident. Arrest warrants were issued alleged that Villa committed indecency with a child by sexual contact, deadly conduct by discharging a firearm, and failure to comply with sex offender registration.

May 07, 2013 - Today the U.S. Marshals Service concluded Operation Guardian, a three-year, national initiative specifically targeting the country’s most dangerous noncompliant sex offenders. Deputy marshals and law enforcement partners arrested 345 individuals who had failed to register with state authorities as required by law.

April 19, 2013 - Gwen Komahcheet and Juan Gabriel Garza were both arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Eagle Pass, TX in 2 separate cases. An arrest warrant was issued for Komahcheet where it is alleged that he violated the conditions of his state parole by failing to comply with his requirement to register as a sex offender. An arrest warrant was also issued for Garza where it is alleged that he committed 1st degree murder.

April 04, 2013 - The U.S. Marshals Service’s Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is pleased to announce that an abducted child from Robertson County, TX, was found near Silver City, NM. In August 2012, Brian Keith Moore and Madeline McCartney-Moore abducted their biological child during a court ordered week long visitation.

March 18, 2013 - Antonio Gonzales was arrested this evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio. An arrest warrant was sought by the San Antonio Police Department, where it is alleged that Gonzales committed 3 counts of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, 2 counts of aggravated assault, 1 count of driving while intoxicated, and 1 count of evading arrest with a vehicle.

March 03, 2013 - Ronnell Williams was arrested yesterday afternoon by the Dallas Fort Worth Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team in Dallas, Texas without incident. An arrest warrant was sought by the San Antonio Police Department, where it is alleged that Williams committed 1st degree murder.

February 26, 2013 - Joseph Daniel Krueger was arrested last night by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Blanco, Texas without incident. An arrest warrant was sought by the Texas Department of Public Safety, where it is alleged that Krueger violated the conditions of his state parole.

February 26, 2013 - Frank Wainen was arrested Sunday morning by the New York/New Jersey Regional Task Force in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey without incident. An arrest warrant was sought by the New Braunfels Police Department, where it is alleged that Wainen committed interference with child custody, by kidnapping his 8 month old son.

February 22, 2013 - Justus Hendershot was arrested earlier this week by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) in San Antonio without incident. An arrest warrant was sought by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), where it is alleged that Hendershot committed aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

February 14, 2013 - Christina Avalos was apprehended by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force late Wednesday night. Avalos was wanted by the El Paso Police Department (EPPD) for injury to a child with intent to cause bodily injury. Avalos was taken into custody at the El Paso Del Norte Port of Entry and subsequently booked in to the El Paso County Detention Facility.

February 07, 2013 - Boris Augusto Alvarado was arrested by the Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force upon his arrival into the Miami International Airport. Alvarado was the subject of a fugitive investigation undertaken by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in 2005 when Alvarado failed to maintain his sex offender registration.

January 30, 2013 - Anna Marie Rezendes and Donald Willis were arrested this afternoon by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. An arrest warrant was sought by the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office in Oshkosh, WI, where it is alleged that Rezendes abducted her 2 year old daughter, Oceana Northup, and committed interference with child custody. Willis had an arrest warrant for allegedly violating the conditions of his probation.

January 29, 2013 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force concluded a one day operation resulting in the arrest of 27 state felony offenders. “Operation Kestrel”, a fugitive round-up, comprised of city, county, state, and federal law enforcement officers, targeted approximately 55 fugitives with outstanding felony warrants. The operation was a collaboration of over 60 law enforcement officers from 25 various agencies that sought after fugitives residing in San Antonio, Castroville, Devine, Hondo, Lytle, Natalia, and Pearsall.

January 25, 2013 - James Troy was arrested this afternoon by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio, TX without incident. An arrest warrant was sought by the Pima County Sheriff’s Office in Tucson, AZ, where it is alleged that Troy committed 17 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor under 15 years of age.

January 24, 2013 - The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Victor De La Torre-Rodriguez, of El Paso, TX early this morning without incident. De La Torre was arrested on a provisional arrest warrant from Mexico for the charge of homicide.

January 23, 2013 - Gregg Michael Scott was arrested yesterday evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. An arrest warrant was sought by the Texas Department of Public Safety, where it is alleged that Scott failed to comply with sex offender registration.

January 18, 2013 - The U.S. Marshals Service proudly joins the nation in celebrating the birth and life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK). Congress passed the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday and Service Act on August 23, 1994, which designated the holiday as a national day of volunteer service.

January 18, 2013 - Irene Rose Rubio was arrested this evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. An arrest warrant was sought by the United States Marshals Service, where it is alleged that Rubio provided false and fraudulent statements during an investigation.

January 17, 2013 - Nicholas Saldana was arrested this evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. Arrest warrants were sought by the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) Homicide Division, where it is alleged that Saldana committed aggravated assault and first degree murder.

January 17, 2013 - Joseph Krist III was arrested yesterday afternoon by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force near Garner State Park in Concan, TX without incident. Krist was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service on an arrest warrant issued by the U.S. District Court in San Antonio, where it is alleged that he violated the conditions of his supervised release.

January 16, 2013 - Adrian Casares was arrested last night by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. Arrest warrants were sought by the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office in Nebraska, where it is alleged that Casares committed terroristic threats and the use of a firearm to commit a felony.

January 10, 2013 - On Saturday, January 5, 2012, Guillermo Ulloa was deported from Mexico by Mexican law enforcement personnel and was taken into custody by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. Ulloa, wanted on 11 felony counts for sexual exploitation of a child by Maricopa County, was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility and is pending extradition proceedings back to Arizona.

January 09, 2013 - Derrick Mascus, of Minneapolis, Minnesota was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force this afternoon without incident in north Austin. Mascus recently arrived to the Austin area after Minneapolis authorities charged Mascus with 1st and 3rd Degree Sexual Assault.

January 09, 2013 - Scotty Antoine, of New Iberia, Louisiana was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force this afternoon without incident in Round Rock, Texas. Antoine recently arrived to the Austin shortly after the first of the year after New Iberia authorities charged Antoine with 1st Degree Robbery.

January 07, 2013 - James Anthony Rubio was arrested this evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Bandera, TX without incident. An arrest warrant was issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, where it is alleged that Rubio failed to comply with civil commitment requirements, failed to comply with sex offender registration, and committed a sex offense.

December 20, 2012 - Raymundo Rodriguez, of El Paso, Texas was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF).  Rodriguez was arrested without incident and charged with a federal violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.

December 13, 2012 - Pedro Javier Quintero, of San Marcos, was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force this morning in San Antonio without incident. Quintero fled from his jury trial in Caldwell County last week in Lockhart. The trial continued with his absence resulting in a guilty verdict and a 48-year state prison term.

December 11, 2012 - Joe Frank Corder, Jr. was arrested by Lone Star Fugitive Task Force this afternoon in Wimberley without incident. Corder fled the Satellite Prison Camp in Bastrop, Texas on November 2, 2012 in a prison vehicle later recovered in San Marcos, Texas.

December 06, 2012 - Brandon Dominic Showers was arrested without incident by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Austin, TX.  Showers was sought on felony warrants from the St. Clair Shores Police Department and the Clinton Township Police Department in Detroit. It is alleged by criminal complaint that Showers was charged as a suspect in two Detroit area Cash-n-Go robberies where Showers is alleged to have used a firearm in both crimes.

December 05, 2012 - Lisa Guerra-Romo was arrested this afternoon by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. Arrest warrants were sought by the San Antonio Police Department, Family Violence Unit, where it is alleged that Guerra-Romo committed aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and endangerment to a child.

December 04, 2012 - Leslie A. Lloyd, of Binghamton, NY was arrested without incident by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Austin. Lloyd was the subject of a sex abuse investigation by the Binghamton Police Department in upstate New York. The allegations are based upon a complaint alleging Lloyd engaged in Sexual Abuse in the 1st Degree in the City of Binghamton where he subjected a female less than nine years old to sexual contact.

December 03, 2012 - Lloyd Lester Gibson, III was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force without incident near the intersection of Oltorf and South Congress after several days of surveillance. Gibson was sought by the Fort Worth Police Department for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender, and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles for violating the conditions of his parole.

November 26, 2012 - The United States Marshals Service in El Paso will graduate students from their 2012 Citizens’ Academy at 6:00 P.M., on November 28, 2012, at the Albert Armendariz Sr., United States Courthouse, 525 Magoffin in El Paso. Robert R. Almonte, United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas will preside over the evening’s graduation.

November 13, 2012 - The U.S. Marshals Service, San Antonio Division, hosted and graduated its first ever United States Marshals Service Citizens’ Academy. U.S. Marshal Robert Almonte for the Western District of Texas invited 10 citizens from the San Antonio community to participate in this 6 week inaugural class. The purpose of the Citizens’ Academy was to provide students with the opportunity to learn more about the U.S. Marshals Service and the exciting missions with which it is involved.

November 07, 2012 - Jose Velez was arrested yesterday evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. An arrest warrant was issued by the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) Homicide Division, where it is alleged that Velez committed first degree murder.

October 24, 2012 - Jimmy Ray Owen was arrested early yesterday evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. An arrest warrant was sought by the Comal County Sheriff’s Office, where it is alleged that Owen committed aggravated assault against a public servant.

September 23, 2012 - The Texas Regional Advisory Board of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, sponsored their annual gala Saturday evening at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Austin, TX. Nicholas Rose, Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, San Antonio Division, was the recipient of the 2012 Texas Children’s Hero Award.

September 17, 2012 - Anthony Donell Roberts was arrested last Friday by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. An arrest warrant was sought by the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) Homicide Division, where it is alleged that Roberts committed first degree murder.

August 29, 2012 - Jose Armando Vega, of El Paso, Texas was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. Vega, wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, was located and taken into custody without incident in El Paso, Texas.

August 24, 2012 - Eddie Garza Jr., was arrested yesterday by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. An arrest warrant was issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Board of Pardon and Parole, where it is alleged that Garza violated the conditions of his parole. Earlier this month, Garza was a featured fugitive during “Operation Heatwave.”

August 24, 2012 - Latray Whitley was arrested yesterday evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without incident. An arrest warrant was issued by the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) Homicide Division, where it is alleged that Whitley committed first degree murder.

August 20, 2012 - Robert Almonte, the U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas, will deputize the two children who have been selected as honorary coaches for this year’s Guns ‘N’ Hoses baseball tournament hosted by Candlelighters of El Paso. The U.S. Marshals Service is among the agencies participating in the annual tournament to raise money for the organization.

August 10, 2012 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force concluded a week long operation resulting in the arrest of 186 federal and state felony offenders. “Operation Heatwave”, a fugitive round-up, comprised of city, county, state, and federal law enforcement officers, targeted approximately 350 fugitives with outstanding felony warrants. As of 8:00 a.m. this morning, the 186 arrests lead to the clearance of over 200 warrants. “Operation Heatwave”, a collaboration of over 90 law enforcement officers from 16 various agencies.

August 09, 2012 - Samuel Hurd III was arrested this afternoon by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force at a local YMCA in San Antonio without incident. An arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court in Dallas, where it is alleged that Hurd violated the conditions of his bond previously set by the Court.

August 08, 2012 - Matthew Mallory, a convicted sex offender, entered a plea of guilty earlier this week to 4 counts of child abuse by intentional infliction of mental injury, before an Oklahoma District Court Judge in Kingfisher County. In April 2011, authorities in Oklahoma issued an arrest warrant for Mallory who was captured by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio.

August 02, 2012 - Efrain Vengas of El Paso, Texas was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF). Venegas was featured on the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department’s Manhunt Monday program on July 30, 2012. Venegas had 6 outstanding warrants for his arrest the most serious being Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

July 25, 2012 - Anselmo Rodriguez is the target of a fugitive investigation by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force after he fled while on bond, awaiting sentence by a Bexar County Judge. Rodriguez was found guilty on allegations involving continuous sexual abuse of a child and sentenced in absència to a term of life in prison.

July 24, 2012 - Members of the U.S. Marshal’s Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) arrested Trinidad Diaz Mermella in central Odessa. Mermella was listed on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s website as one of the “Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives", and currently wanted for a parole violation.

July 12, 2012 - Marshall Aponte was arrested early this morning at a gas station in San Antonio, without incident. Aponte was sought by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force after an arrest warrant was issued by the San Antonio Police Department, Robbery Task Force Unit. Aponte is suspected to be linked to 5 recent gas station robberies.

July 07, 2012 - Edmond Muhlenberg was arrested this week at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, without incident. Muhlenberg was the target of a fugitive investigation by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force after he fled while under investigation by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Muhlenberg was indicted on allegations involving super aggravated sexual assault of a child.

June 27, 2012 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested Juan Pedro Solis at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry. Task force members had been communicating with him while he was in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, and were able to convince him to surrender. Solis was wanted for indecency with a child, possession of cocaine and driving while intoxicated.

June 22, 2012 -  Today April Cardoza of El Paso, Texas was arrested by the United States Marshals Service. Cardoza has been a fugitive since March, 2011, when a federal arrest warrant was issued for Racketeering Activities, which included multiple instances of violent crimes.

May 21, 2012 -  Luis A. Munoz, originally of El Paso, Texas was arrested today after 22 years as a fugitive. Munoz was originally arrested in 1989 by DEA for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine out of the Northern District of Illinois – Chicago Division.

April 27, 2012 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force concluded a week long operation that resulted in the arrests of 181 federal and state felony fugitives. Operation Sandstorm II targeted approximately 300 individuals with outstanding felony warrants. As of 8:00 AM this morning the arrests of the 181 subjects resulted in the clearance of 335 warrants. Operation Sandstorm was comprised of over 80 law enforcement officers from 11 different agencies.

March 13, 2012 - David Robert Wampler was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in downtown Austin.  Wampler was indicted in January of this year by a Livingston County Grand Jury in Geneseo, New York with a twenty-one (21) county indictment alleging criminal acts involving rape, injury to a child, and providing dangerous drugs to children.

December 20, 2011 - As her toys were unloaded from the cart onto the conveyor belt, 7-year-old Jackie Vasquez said there was only one word to describe her shopping experience: “fun!” "I didn't sleep at all last night, and I got up early today to get ready," she said dancing near the checkout lane at Target. Jackie was one of 40 children in crisis situations who was given the chance to go shopping with a law enforcement officer in the sixth annual Shop with a Cop.

December 13, 2011 - The United States Marshals Service led Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is pleased to announce the addition of the Kyle Police Department to its fugitive hunting team. Announcing the latest agency to the task force, United States Marshal Robert R. Almonte of the Western District of Texas was on hand at the department’s headquarters to welcome Chief Jeff Barnett to its premier fugitive hunting team.

December 02, 2011 - Paul Coe White of San Antonio was arrested by U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force, in Houston, Texas. White was wanted by the San Antonio Police Department for Robbery, Narcotics and Evading Arrest.

November 30, 2011 - Anthony Allen Ruston, of St. Paul, Minnesota was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force today just outside San Antonio. Ruston was wanted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender by the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department. This Failure to Register charge stems from two previous convictions for Sex Crimes involving females under the age of 13.

November 04, 2011 - Austin, TX - The U.S. Marshals Service in the Western District of Texas concluded a ten-week operation, dubbed Operation LASSO (Lockup And Secure Sex Offenders) as part of an ongoing emphasis investigating and locating fugitives charged with a myriad of sexual related offenses, crimes against women and children. Operation LASSO, a focused apprehension effort involving city, county, state and federal law enforcement officers spanning the Western District of Texas with operations centered in Austin, San Antonio, Waco, Del Rio, Alpine, Pecos, Midland and El Paso.   Operation LASSO - San Antonio

October 19, 2011 - The Hondo Police Department and the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF), arrested Leonardo Rivas, a suspect in the fatal shooting of Felix Flores and the wounding of another in San Antonio this morning without incident.  His brother, Michael Anthony Rivas, is currently sought by the Task Force as his current whereabouts are unknown.

October 06, 2011 - Dustin Paul McFall was apprehended last night in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico by the Tamaulipas Ministry of Public Safety (Secretaria De Seguridad Publica) and quickly turned over to Mexican Immigration authorities. Judicial authorities in Nuevo Laredo determined McFall had no legal status to remain in Mexico and was expelled shortly before midnight at the US/Mexico Port of Entry in Laredo.

October 04, 2011 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force sponsored by the United States Marshals Service is announcing the arrest of Lee Roy Suarez. Suarez was wanted by the Comal County Sheriff’s Office for the homicide of Diego Saenz and aggravated assault of his brother, Vicente Saenz.

October 03, 2011 - Emmanuel Matthew “Manny” Mendoza was expelled from the Republic of Mexico at the El Paso Port of Entry into the hands of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force after an international investigation culminated in Mendoza’s detention by Mexican authorities in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. Mendoza, a documented member of California’s West Side Tracy Nortenos street gang, was sought by law enforcement since his involvement in the botched robbery and subsequent murder of Kevin Prater II.

October 03, 2011 - The United States Marshals Service led Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is pleased to announce the addition of the Buda Police Department to its fugitive hunting team. Announcing the latest agency to the task force, United States Marshal Robert R. Almonte of the Western District of Texas states, “the citizen’s of Buda will benefit immensely knowing that Chief Bo Kidd will have ready access to a task force of experienced law enforcement professionals to draw upon should the need arise.”

September 30, 2011 - A U.S. Marshals fugitive task force from Orlando, Florida arrested Midland murder suspect Christopher Hill at a motel in Sanford, Florida on Thursday, September 29th. On September 18th, Midland Police responded to a shooting on north Weatherford Street and found 28 year old Jeremy Johnson dead of multiple gunshot wounds.

September 13, 2011 - Andre Carrdale Underwood, of Birmingham, Alabama, was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in north Austin. Underwood was apprehended without incident after information received from the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force in Montgomery, AL indicated Underwood recently fled after he failed to appear for a recent court hearing involving pending sexual abuses charges against a child.

August 10, 2011 - Abraham Moya Ortiz, whose last known address was in the Del Valle area, was arrested this morning by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force near the intersection of Tinnin Ford Rd., and Riverside without incident. Ortiz was sought by Bastrop County authorities last month for his alleged involvement with the continuous sexual abuse of a child, a first degree felony in Texas.

July 15, 2011 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force sponsored by the United States Marshals Service is announcing the arrest of Carlos Mireles Jr. Mireles has previous arrests for drug possession, resisting and evading arrest, burglary of a vehicle, family violence, assault causing bodily injury, injury to a child/elderly/disable with intent to cause bodily harm. In October 2010, Carlos Mireles was arrested for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child.

July 12, 2011 - John Everett Fitch, III was apprehended last night at a local motel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico by the Tamaulipas Ministry of Public Safety and quickly turned over to Mexican Immigration authorities. Judicial authorities in Nuevo Laredo determined that Fitch had no legal status to remain in Mexico and was expelled shortly after midnight at the Port of Entry to the welcoming handcuffs of the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force in Laredo, Texas. Fitch was charged with failing to appear last month after he fled from his own jury trial in San Marcos, Texas. Fitch was charged with Indecency with a Child.

July 12, 2011 - Ernesto Hinojos was arrested yesterday without incident by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. Hinojos was the target of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation and was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in a Conspiracy, alleging his possession with intent to distribute approximately 3000 pounds of marijuana and over 5 kilograms of cocaine.

July 07, 2011 - Arthur Jeffrey Martinez, of Midland, was arrested last night by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force without incident in north Austin. Martinez was sought by Midland authorities after Martinez was identified as a shooter in a June 30th incident whereby Martinez was alleged to have discharged multiple rounds at a vehicle subsequent to a verbal altercation. Martinez discharged his weapon from within his vehicle towards the victim sending the vehicle out of control after the driver was hit.

June 22, 2011 - Brian Anthony Engleton was arrested on Friday, June 17, by the El Paso Police Department (EPPD) and the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force without incident.  Engleton was sought for the alleged murder of his wife by the EPPD. The previous day, Engleton was engaged in a physical confrontation with his wife Deidre Engleton outside of her locally owned beauty salon. Deidre later succumbed to multiple stab wounds in the chest and neck area at William Beaumont Army Medical Center.

June 05, 2011 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force sponsored by the United States Marshals Service is announcing the arrest of Mark Anthony Gonzalez. Mark Gonzalez was charged by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) for the capital murder of Bexar County Deputy Sheriff, Kenneth Vann.

May 18, 2011 - Calvin Henderson of Winona, TX was arrested early this morning without incident by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force.  Henderson was arrested at approximately 6:30 a.m., in Caldwell, Texas in rural Burleson County. Task Forces officers were made aware of Henderson’s presence by the Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force in Tyler after information received in Tyler indicated Henderson had fled the Tyler area after he became aware of recent warrants for violating his requirement to register as a sex offender.  Henderson’s failure to comply with his registration requirement, a condition of parole after he was released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, subsequently caused state authorities to issue the parole warrant.   

May 13, 2011 - Vern E. Houston, of Corpus Christi, was arrested last night without incident by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Austin, TX.  Houston, a registered sex offender and transient was recently placed on the Nueces County Sheriff’s Office, Top 10 Most Wanted. Houston was wanted for a series of burglaries in the Nueces County area. Information provided to the Austin based task force indicated Houston was traveling with a carnival that recently arrived in Austin.

January 31, 2011 - On Friday, January 28th, the Midland Crime Stoppers hosted its annual award luncheon at the Petroleum Club for local law enforcement officers who have made significant contributions toward the safety of the community. Officers receiving awards this year represent the Midland Police Department, Midland Sheriff’s Office, Midland Fire Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the U.S. Marshals Service.

December 30, 2010 - On Tuesday, December 28, 2010, the Odessa Police Department and Texas Rangers were working to locate murder suspect Christopher Antonio Redic who was accused of killing Freddie Hall III. The Rangers reached out to the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force of whom they are a member agency, along with the Odessa PD and several other area agencies. The Texas Rangers had developed information that Redic may be in Monahans, and the task force quickly set up surveillance on several possible locations. On Wednesday, task force agents learned that Redic and his girlfriend had caught a ride to the Killeen/Temple area the day before, prior to law enforcement focusing on Monahans.

December 18, 2010 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force sponsored by the United States Marshals Service along with the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) arrested 23 year old Davone Truitt. Truitt has 5 active felony warrants to include Aggravated Assault on a Child and Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer. It is believed Truitt has been hiding in Michigan in an attempt to avoid capture.

November 18, 2010 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) sponsored by the United States Marshals Service (USMS) arrested two fugitives this morning. Eddie Garza (also known as Eddie Medel) was wanted on a State Parole Warrant and Larry Solis was wanted on a Federal Warrant.

November 04, 2010 -  The United States Marshals Service sponsored Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) arrested wanted sex offender Robert Smith today in San Antonio, TX. Fugitive Robert Smith was wanted in both Florida and New Mexico for Sex Offender Registration Violations.

October 22, 2010 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) arrested 42 year old James Griffin in a suspected crack house in San Antonio, TX. on Thursday. Griffin is the suspect in the stabbing death of his former wife. Her body was found inside her home on Monday in Cuero, Texas.

August 31, 2010 - Fort Worth Murder Suspect Captured in Odessa - On Sunday night, August 29th, Fort Worth police allege that 21 year old Dante Maurice Harris shot and killed an unarmed man in an apartment complex parking lot in northwest Fort Worth, and then fled the area on foot. Witnesses later identified Harris as the shooter, and a Murder warrant was issued the following day for his arrest.

August 11, 2010 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force along with DHS ICE ended the flight of 24 year old Miguel Angel Rivera today in San Antonio after a brief struggle and a taser deployment. Rivera was wanted in Webb County for Failure to Appear on a Kidnapping charge stemming from an incident in 2009. Rivera is a self-proclaimed Zeta gang member and an illegal alien. He faces additional Immigration Violations.

July 12, 2010 - Nasadeam Stewart of New Ellenton, South Carolina was arrested without incident in South Austin by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. Stewart, along with Keith Antonio Williams and Kennard Thomas, also of New Ellenton, SC, was part of a trio charged two weeks ago by Aiken, South Carolina authorities with the alleged attempted murder, discharging a firearm into a dwelling, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in Aiken.

June 10, 2010 - David Rios-Rubio and Bulmaro Tellez-Escobedo, both of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico were arrested without incident by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. Rios-Rubio was arrested at approximately 6:30 p.m., in Georgetown, Texas and Tellez-Escobedo was arrested at approximately 8:00 p.m., also in Georgetown. Mexican authorities formally sought both fugitives arrest pursuant to provisional arrest warrants issued and unsealed by the United States District Courts in the Western District of Texas in San Antonio.

May 26, 2010 - The Explosive Detection Canine Program (EDCP) team of Deputy U.S. Marshal James Johnson and Polly visited Bellaire Elementary School in San Antonio, Texas to provide a demonstration of Polly’s extensive training to detect over 19,000 explosive odors. Ms. Valentine’s 3rd grade and Ms. De La Cruz’ 4th grade classes were fascinated by Polly’s ability to distinguish explosive odor filled cans from those without.

April 26, 2010 - On April 21, 2010, Detectives with the Midland Police Department received information of a possible murder for hire conspiracy. During the investigation, detectives identified the suspect as Johnathon Rendon, an employee with the City of Midland Animal Control department. The investigation revealed that Rendon planned to hire a co-worker to assist him in kidnapping and beating the ex-boyfriend of a girl that he has been dating.   

November 10, 2009 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) recently arrested 25 year old Roberto Ganoa. Ganoa was on the San Antonio Police Department’s MOST WANTED list for a homicide he committed in 2006. In 2006 Ganoa was charged with the homicide of his friend after a botched robbery attempt.

November 10, 2009 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) arrested San Antonio Ten Most Wanted 31 year old Lucio Blake last night on Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child charges. This past October multiple law enforcement agencies partnered up to do compliance checks of sex offenders followed by a pre-halloween enforcement sweep for those wanted on sex offenses.

October 21, 2009 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) arrested Ruben Nuncio Jr. on Federal Charges after developing information he may be hiding out at a motel in San Antonio. On September 28, 2009, a federal arrest warrant was issued charging Ruben Nuncio Jr. with a violation of the conditions of Federal Supervised Release.

August 04, 2009 - The United States Marshals Service sponsored Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested Child Sexual Assault suspect 48 year old Leonardo Miranda. In June of 2009, Miranda was accused of sexually assaulting a minor child in Guadalupe County and an arrest warrant was subsequently issued.

July 31, 2009 - Arturo Casas, 29, of Irving, Texas was arrested last night in the Williamson County community of Florence by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. Casas was sought by the Dallas Police Department for his involvement as the alleged shooter in last week’s homicide in Dallas where Casas was seen fleeing from the scene after the victim was shot and killed with a handgun.

July 08, 2009 - Clayton Douglas Shoemate, 38, of Austin was arrested in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico by Immigration authorities. The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force met Shoemate at the Port of Entry in Eagle Pass, Texas and was arrested for an outstanding January 2008 charge arising from the Austin Police Department alleging Shoemate was involved in sexual assaults against a child.

July 06, 2009 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) announces the arrest of Jacob Keller by Law Enforcement counterparts in Piedras Negas, Coahuila, Mexico. Information was developed by the Task Force that Keller was located just across the border in Piedras Negras. Jacob Keller was charged in San Antonio, Texas with Capital Murder. Keller is accused of fatally shooting two individuals at a Southside Gentlemen’s Club.

July 06, 2009 - The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) arrested Pedro Sanchez after developing information that Sanchez may be hiding out in San Antonio. Pedro Sanchez was charged in San Antonio, Texas with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Sanchez is accused of stabbing the former boyfriend of Sanchez’s girlfriend.

May 11, 2009 - Clifford Bart Dunbar, 48, of Austin was arrested over the weekend without incident by the U.S. Marshals in Grand Rapids, Mich. after Dunbar attempted to evade arrest by jumping out of a 3rd floor apartment window. A joint investigation by the Austin Police Department and the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force determined Dunbar was under investigation by Austin Police Department for his alleged involvement in a recent sexual assault. Dunbar was additionally sought by authorities for allegedly violating his Texas parole last month.

May 01, 2009 - The United States Marshals Service’s Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested Georgia Homicide Suspect Jerry Robert Hobbs.  In 1989 it is believed that Hobbs former girlfriend, Dianne Quinsenberry was removed from a Battered Women’s Shelter in Cairo, Ga. It is alleged that Quinsenberry was beaten to death although her body has never been recovered. Recently Investigator’s with the Thomas County Georgia Sheriff’s Office developed evidence that caused a warrant to be issued for Hobbs.

April 10, 2009 - On April 4th, 2009, after 18 years as a fugitive, Edward Charles Woods was captured by members of the United States Marshals Service, Operation Intercept Fugitive Task Force in Columbia, South Carolina. Woods was arrested and charged with Indecency with a Child in Williamson County in 1990.

March 4, 2009 -  The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force Captures Two Murder Suspects in Two Days and Uses It's International Reach to Capture  Armed Robbery Suspect in Mexico.

February 04, 2009 - Fernando Martinez, 36, of Kyle, Texas, was arrested in rural Hays County, Texas by members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force with critical assistance from the Hays County SWAT Team. Martinez was charged in the United States District Court in Dallas, Texas with two counts alleging that Martinez possessed with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense.

February 03, 2009 - The United States Marshals Service’s Lone Star Fugitive Task Force partnered with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and other task force member agencies in the hunt and capture of 28 year old Reginald Adams in San Antonio. On Jan 17, 2009, Adams was erroneously released from custody after a number of charges (including a murder charge) had been dismissed.

January 20, 2009 - The last of the 3 suspects wanted in connection with a double-homicide that appeared to be leaning towards a cold case was arrested on Monday, January 19, 2009. Melvin C. Avina, 33, considered armed and dangerous was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force without incident.

January 13, 2009 - Jerel Carter, 18, was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and Pflugerville Police in Pflugerville, Texas without incident. Carter was recently charged in Albuquerque, New Mexico for his alleged involvement in a November 2008 gang related shooting that left Irvin Samuels dead at the scene as a result of several gun shot wounds.

January 12, 2009 - The United States Marshals Service’s Lone Star Fugitive Task Force partnered with the Texas Rangers and the Gonzales County Sheriff’s Office in the hunt for a murder suspect that had shot three females.

January 09, 2009 - The United States Marshals Service sponsored Lone Star Fugitive Task Force spent Friday hitting the streets of San Antonio and surrounding communities looking for and apprehending multiple fugitives in various locations.