U.S. Marshals take a wanted fugitive into custody.Photo byU.S. Marshals Service

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested 3,421 violent fugitives, including 216 for homicide, 803 for assault, and 482 for weapons offenses in Texas and nine other states in a coordinated operation called "Operation North Star."

Over 74 days, from May 10 to Sept. 13, U.S. Marshals targeted fugitives and violent offenders in 10 metropolitan areas - including Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio.

U.S. Marshals take a fugitive into custody in Deep Ellum (Dallas) during "Operation North Star."Photo byU.S. Marshals Service

“Over the past year, the Marshals Service conducted Operation North Star in 10 cities across the country experiencing high levels of gun violence. “Over 3,000 dangerous fugitives, including over 200 homicide suspects, were apprehended and removed from neighborhoods." -Attorney General Merrick Garland

Since July 2022, Operation North Star initiatives have resulted in the apprehension of more than 10,200 wanted fugitives, including 1,153 charged with homicide, in addition to the removal of more than 1,425 weapons associated with violent crime.

U.S. Marshals arrest a fugitive in San Antonio.Photo byU.S. Marshals Service

The Texas arrests include Hayden Bates-Vellmure, Jordan Elijah Jackson, Allan Gilbert, and Patrick Biscoe who were taken into custody on May 22, 2024, in Fort Worth by members of the North Texas Fugitive Task Force. The four were wanted for a drive-by shooting, which injured multiple children. The arrest team recovered nine handguns and one shotgun.

U.S. Marshals prepare to take a fugitive into custody in a Dallas apartment complex.Photo byU.S. Marshals Service

Nationwide "Operation North Star" arrests took place in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas; Charleston and North Charleston, South Carolina; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Little Rock, Arkansas; Phoenix; St. Louis (to include East St. Louis, Illinois); Birmingham, Alabama; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Dayton, Ohio; and San Antonio.

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