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News Release

The U.S. Marshals serves as the enforcement arm of the federal courts and is involved in virtually every federal law enforcement initiative.

Below are the news releases shared across the U.S. Marshals Service’s 94 districts informing the public of the day-to-day activities ranging from fugitive arrests, asset forfeitures, prisoner operations, judicial security measures as well as highlighting individual achievements and success stories within the agency.

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  • U.S. Marshals Service Commemorates 237 Years in September

    The first page of the Judiciary Act

  • U.S. Marshals in Massachusetts and Partner Agencies Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Kidnapping and Human Trafficking

    Boston, MA – The U.S.

  • U.S. Marshals Locate Two Critically Missing Children From Washington State in Virginia

    Alexandria, VA - U.S. Marshals have recovered two critically missing children reported as missing to the Redmond, Wash. Police Department in December 2023.

  • Auburn Missing Children Safely Recovered in Massachusetts Through Joint Law Enforcement Recovery Operation

    Portland, ME — Yesterday afternoon, through a combined investigative effort of the Auburn, Maine Police Department and the United States Marshals Service (USMS), authorities safely

  • U.S. Marshals Seek Fugitive Sex Offender, Offer Reward up to $5K

    Clarksburg, WV - The U.S.

  • U.S. Marshals Service Awards Purple Heart to Southern Florida Task Force Officer

    Fort Pierce, FL – A local United States Marshal Service (USMS) deputy was awarded a Purple Heart during a ceremony Friday at the Alto Lee Adams, Sr. United States Courthouse.

  • Nebraska Fugitive Arrested in Mexico After Five Years on the Run

    Omaha, NE – A Wood River man wanted by the U.S.

  • U.S. Marshals in TX Arrest MO Homicide Fugitive on the Run for 10 Years

    St. Louis, MO – The U.S. Marshals (USMS) in north Texas, in conjunction with the USMS in eastern Missouri, today arrested a St. Louis man wanted for an April 2016 murder in St.

  • U.S. Marshals New Orleans Task Force, Law Enforcement Partners Conclude Summertime Operations ‘N.O. Saints and Sinners’ and ‘Safe Harbor NOLA’ With 80 Felony Arrests and 16 Missing/Endangered Children Cases Closed

    New Orleans, LA – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) New Orleans Task Force sponsored its annual Operation N.O. Saints and Sinners sex offender operation from April 6 to Sept.

  • U.S. Marshals in Massachusetts Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Murder of 19-Year-Old Girl

    Springfield, MA – The U.S.

  • U.S. Marshals Task Force and Seattle SWAT Arrest New Orleans Murder Suspect

    Federal Way, WA - The U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF), with the assistance of the Seattle PD SWAT team arrested a fugitive Thursday, Sept.

  • Multiple Suspects of the Chelan Hills Wildfire that Killed One and Injured Six Firefighters Arrested in Western Washington

    Spokane, WA - Detectives with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, working in collaboration with the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task F

  • U.S. Marshals Service Requests Public’s Assistance to Locate Alleged Drug Dealer Rayvaughn Emory

    Martinsburg, WV – The U.S.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Tennessee Murder Fugitive in Kentucky

    Monticello, KY – On September 17, 2026, the United States Marshals Service (USMS), in coordination with multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, arrested Jesse

  • U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Apprehends Austin Homicide Suspect Wanted in May Shootout

    Austin, TX – Members of the U.S. Marshals-led Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, Monday evening arrested an individual who was wanted in connection of a May 6 homicide in Austin.

  • U.S. Marshals Service Awards Purple Heart to Central California Deputy

    Los Angeles, CA – A local United States Marshal Service (USMS) deputy was awarded a Purple Heart during a ceremony Tuesday for injuries sustained on October 21, 2025.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Firearms Thief on Federal Arrest Warrant

    Concord, NH – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) District of New Hampshire apprehended a fugitive this morning on Incline Avenue in Goffstown.

  • Murder Suspect on the Run for Three Years Captured in Slovenia

    Millington, TN - Seth Walls, 23, was wanted on charges of Second-Degree Murder and Reckless Endangerment-Deadly Weapon was captured in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

  • Memphis Safe Task Force Arrests 13 People Trying to Steal $250K Worth of Chicken from a Semi-Trailer

    Memphis, TN - The Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF) on Tuesday executed 49 criminal arrests, including one juvenile, and recovered three illegal firearms. 

  • Operation Stampede Successfully Concludes Violent Crime Reduction Initiative Across Eastern Washington

    Spokane, WA - The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, the Spokane Valley Police Department and the United States Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force have su