For Immediate Release

Elyria, OH – Early this morning, the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force apprehended Camari Warmack, age 28, at an apartment on the 500 block of South Abbe Road.

Warmack is wanted on homicide charges stemming from an incident which occurred in May of last year in Detroit, Michigan. The formal charges as stated on the warrant are listed as murder in the first degree, assault with intent to murder, felon in possession of a firearm, and an additional weapons charge. It is alleged that on May 17, 2008 Warmack and another associate, with specific intent to murder, conducted surveillance on another person they were targeting to kill. Warmack and his associate were allegedly targeting the driver of a vehicle as a retaliation murder for a past murder of Warmack’s friend. Warmack and his co-conspirator allegedly shot several rounds at the vehicle targeting the driver. The passenger of the vehicle, who was an unfortunate uninvolved victim, was ultimately killed during the incident. Warmack has also been named as a suspect in a second shooting that had taken place in March of this year.

Since May 2008, the U.S. Marshals Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Team (DFAT) has been attempting to locate Warmack. During the course of this investigation, Deputies in Detroit recently acquired information that Warmack was staying with family members somewhere in the greater Cleveland area. Upon receiving this information, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force responded quickly and within days were able to determine a possible location for Warmack in Elyria. After conducting surveillance at the location in question, the Task Force made entry into an apartment and apprehended Warmack without incident. This national manhunt spanned from Michigan to Tennessee, Minnesota and then Ohio.
Assistant Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Drew Deserto stated, “This was a well coordinated effort between our Task Force and the Detroit Task Force. Investigators did a great job on this case. When our task force partners come together, it creates the ideal formula for hunting fugitives and brings justice to those that evade the law.”

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of a known fugitive is encouraged to contact the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at: 1-866-4-WANTED. Callers may remain anonymous.

The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force – Cleveland Division is composed of the following federal, state and local agencies: U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Cleveland Police Department, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department, Euclid Police Department, Lakewood Police Department, Linndale Police Department, Rocky River Police Department, Westlake Police Department, Department of Housing and Urban Development – Office of Inspector General, Social Security Administration - Office of Inspector General, and the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force - Lorain County Division is composed of the following federal, state and local agencies: U.S. Marshals Service, Amherst Police Department, Avon Police Department, Avon Lake Police Department, Elyria Police Department, Lorain County Sheriff’s Office, Lorain Police Department, North Ridgeville Police Department, Oberlin Police Department, Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Sheffield Village Police Department and Vermilion Police Department.