Thursday, May 14, 2009

U.S. Marshals Arrest Level III Sex Offender in Mesa‏

Deputy U.S. Marshals and Task Force Officers from the U.S. Marshals led-Child Predator Apprehension Team (CPAT) arrested Christopher Lyons, 46, in the area of Country Club and Juanita Ave in Mesa. Lyons was wanted by the Arizona Department of Corrections for violating the conditions of his parole, after having been convicted of failing to register as a Sex Offender.

Source: US Marshals


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Friday, April 24, 2009

Black Hat Bandits Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix FBI Special Agent in Charge Nathan Thomas Gray announced today the FBI’s Bank Robbery Task Force, Phoenix Division is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a possible crew of serial bank robbers.

The alleged serial bank robbers have robbed eleven US Bank branches, One Wells Fargo bank branch and one Chase bank branch.

Eleven of the thirteen bank robberies have occurred inside Safeway grocery stores. During the first five bank robberies the robber handed the victim teller a white envelope demanding the teller’s money. A note was used exclusively during the last eight robberies.

The subjects are described as follows: Hispanic males or light skinned Hispanic males, early 20’s to mid 30’s, 5’8” to 5’10”, 160 lbs., skinny to medium build. In some of the robberies the robbers wore black hats. At other times they have worn a bandanna, a striped hat, a gray beanie cap and a beanie cap with a Cardinal’s logo.


The US Bank has announced a reward of up to $10,000.00 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of anyone robbing a US Bank. Amount of the reward is determined by the management of Corporate Security and recommendation from law enforcement as the validity of information provided.

The location and dates of the robberies are as follows:

12/05/2008, US Bank, 3450 W. Bell Road, Phoenix
02/20/2009, US Bank, 520 W. Osborn Road, Phoenix
03/04/2009, US Bank, 3450 W. Bell Road, Phoenix
03/06/2009, US Bank, 630 E. Bell Road, Phoenix
03/30/2009, US Bank, 12320 N. 83rd Avenue, Peoria
04/04/2009, US Bank, 15415 N. 65th Place, Phoenix
04/04/2009, Wells Fargo, Bank, 4857 E. Greenway Road, Phoenix
04/07/2009, Chase Bank, 12320 N. 83rd Avenue, Peoria
04/11/2009, US Bank, 3450 W. Bell Road, Phoenix
04/14/2009, US Bank, 630 E. Bell Road, Phoenix
04/15/2009, US Bank, 520 W. Osborn Road, Phoenix
04/16/2009, US Bank, 5100 W. Baseline Road, Phoenix
04/22/2009, US Bank, 4811 N. 83rd Avenue, Phoenix

Please, contact the FBI Phoenix Office at (602) 279-5511 with any information about these bank robberies.

Source: FBI Phoenix, Arizona office

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Former Fifth-Grade Teacher Pleads Guilty in Child Pornography Case‏

Victor Scott McPeak, Jr., 38, of Surprise, Ariz., pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of Receipt of Child Pornography, a class C felony offense. McPeak is a former fifth grade school teacher who was charged in March 2008.

McPeak was initially identified because he purchased child pornography through the use of the Internet. A subsequent search of McPeak’s home revealed that he possessed numerous images and videos of child pornography.

The maximum penalty for Receipt of Child Pornography is a mandatory minimum of five years, and a maximum of 20 years, in prison. Per the terms of the plea agreement, McPeak faces between seven and 14 years in federal prison followed by a term of up to lifetime supervised release. Sentencing is set for June 24, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. in front of U.S. District Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt. The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution is being handled by Heather H. Nelson and Sharon K. Sexton, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona.

CASE NUMBER: CR 08-232-PHX-PGR
RELEASE NUMBER: 2009-120(McPeak)

Source: FBI (Phoenix Office)

U.S. Marshals Recently Added Fugitives

The Southern District of Ohio has added two new fugitives to the Profiled Fugitives page.

Name: WILSON, Christopher
Offense(s): Violation of Parole
Point of Contact: U.S. Marshals Service (937) 225-2917

Name: SNOWDEN, Terrence
Offense(s): Violation of Parole
Point of Contact: U.S. Marshals

Source: U.S. Marshals

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Recently Added Fugitives

Eight new fugitives have been added to the Western District of Pennsylvania Website. If you have any information concerning these fugitives, please contact the Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force (WPA FTF) at: (412) 422-GRAB (4722) or (412) 644-6628.

Name: BROWN, Charles E. III
Offense(s): Escape
Date of Warrant: March 04, 2009

Name: GOINS, Davon C.
Offense(s): Escape
Date of Warrant: March 04, 2009

Name: LEASURE, Tony
Offense(s): Warrant for Failure to Appear on Aggravated Assault and Simple Assault Charges
Date of Warrant: February 18, 2009

Name: MCFARLAND, Shawn Andre
Offense(s): Federal Bond Violation
Date of Warrant: February 18, 2009

Name: MEYER, Joshua
Offense(s): Aggravated Assault
Date of Warrant: November 19, 2008

Name: ROBERTSON, Christopher
Offense(s): Failure to Appear on Sexual Assault Charge
Date of Warrant: February 13, 2006

Name: SMITH, Kevin
Offense(s): Three Allegheny County Bench Warrants for Failure to Appear on Drug Related Charges
Date of Warrant: May 07, 2007

Name: THOMAS, Kevin Lee
Offense(s): Failure to Appear on charges: Robbery -Inflict Serious Bodily Injury and Criminal Conspiracy
Date of Warrant: December 17, 2008

Source: U.S. Marshals

Friday, March 13, 2009

New Fugitives Added: Duane Martin Gongaware; Alan Ray Swaney, Devon Terel Wyatt‏

The Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force (WPA FTF) at: (412) 422-GRAB (4722) or (412) 644-6628 are looking for:

GONGAWARE, Duane Martin,
Offense(s): Aggravated Indecent Assault, Aggravated Assault, Escape, Simple Assault and Drug related charges,
Date of Warrant: 07/29/08

SWANEY, Alan Ray
Offense(s): Pennsylvania Parole Violation
Date of Warrant: 01/30/09

WYATT, Devon Terel
Offense(s): Escape
Date of Warrant: 12/20/08

Source: U.S. Marshals

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

New Fugitives Added: Jeffrey Geddes and more...

New Fugitives Added: Jeffrey Geddes, District of Utah; Christopher Taylor, Jesus Chacon, Danny Mason, and Jeanette Grison, Middle District of Louisiana‏

Jeffrey Geddes is wanted by the District of Utah for Failure to Appear. His original charge was Fraud. If you have any information regarding Geddes, contact the U.S. Marshals Service, District of Utah, 801-524-3403

Christopher Taylor is wanted for Second Degree Murder and Illegal Use of a Weapon.

Jesus Chacon is wanted for Vehicular Homicide.

Danny Mason is wanted for Narcotics Violations.

Jeanette Grison is wanted for Probation Violation. Grison is also known as Jeanette Lewis.

Anyone with information concerning the location of these M/LA fugitives should contact the Middle Louisiana Fugitive Task Force at 225-389-0360. A cash reward may be available for information leading the the arrest of Taylor, Mason, Chacon or Grison.

Source: US Marshals