Nearly 20 fugitives are in custody following a law enforcement blitz in Western Pennsylvania this month.
Between October 6 and 10, the FBI’s Pittsburgh office, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, and the Pittsburgh Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit worked together to identify and apprehend wanted fugitives.
Although the operation primarily targeted western Pennsylvania, officials reported that some arrests were made as far away as North Carolina and Kansas.
According to a media release from FBI Pittsburgh, those taken into custody faced charges including drug trafficking, firearms possession, sexual battery of a child, child rape, terroristic threats, and human trafficking.
Notably, the U.S. Marshals Service arrested an individual in Kansas City, Kansas, who had a federal warrant for allegedly sexually assaulting two minors in his care. Additionally, FBI Charlotte apprehended a suspect in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, wanted in Allegheny County for stalking, harassment, and assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
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