{"id":367799,"date":"2026-07-10T03:41:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T03:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/367799\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T03:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T03:41:27","slug":"we-will-find-you-u-s-marshals-tag-arrest-32-fugitives-in-midland-odessa-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/367799\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIDLAND-ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) – A joint law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Texas Anti-Gang Center-Permian Basin (TAG) resulted in the arrests of 32 wanted suspects in the Midland-Odessa area during a four-day fugitive roundup.<\/p>\n

According to the release by the U.S. Marshals Service, Operation Dust Bowl took place June 29 through July 2.<\/p>\n

Authorities said the operation targeted fugitives living or working in the Midland-Odessa area. <\/p>\n

Those arrested were wanted on charges including parole violations, aggravated assault, burglary, murder, kidnapping, failure to register as a sex offender and drug offenses.<\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Marshals Service, officers also seized two guns during the operation. <\/p>\n

Two people were turned over to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Enforcement and Removal Operations for immigration processing.<\/p>\n

Some suspects also face new criminal charges, including possession of a firearm by a felon and failure to register as a sex offender.<\/p>\n

Among those arrested were:<\/p>\n

Jesse Adcock, 40 \u2014 Texas parole violation: aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Emilio Alvarez, 39 \u2014 Texas parole violation: possession of amphetamine Manuel Alvarez, 29 \u2014 Texas parole violation: aggravated assault \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Lesly Amber, 36 \u2014 Federal supervised release violation: possession of dangerous drugs \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Melvin Becenti, 34 \u2014 Murder and tampering with physical evidence \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Michael Beseri, 43 \u2014 Texas parole violation: kidnapping and evading arrest Daniel Borrego, 50 \u2014 Failure to register as a sex offender Waynie Braziel, 23 \u2014 Aggravated assault \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Christian Bueno, 25 \u2014 Texas parole violation: aggravated assault Michael Burton, 72 \u2014 Possession of heroin and methamphetamine, along with federal drug charges \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Marcus Butler, 74 \u2014 Texas parole violation: aggravated assault Robert Campbell, 45 \u2014 Texas parole violation: aggravated assault Yudira Chavez, 38 \u2014 Texas parole violation: burglary of a habitation Roberto Contreras, 28 \u2014 Federal supervised release violation: felon in possession of a firearm Luis Espinoza-Galindo, 28 \u2014 Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Roberto Gonzalez, 60 \u2014 Texas parole violation: burglary of a habitation and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon Jose Hernandez, 26 \u2014 Texas parole violation: aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Edmundo Marquez, 44 \u2014 Texas parole violation: felony DWI Cynthia Martinez, 59 \u2014 Texas parole violation: possession of amphetamines \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Aaron McKinney, 34 \u2014 Texas parole violation: possession of amphetamines \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Daniel Melendez, 60 \u2014 Texas parole violation: burglary of a habitation \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Jesus Morquecho-Garcia, 43 \u2014 Assault-family violence Ruben Perez-Garcia, 79 \u2014 Texas parole violation: burglary of a habitation Aaron Reynolds, 60 \u2014 Texas parole violation: burglary of a habitation, stalking and threats to law enforcement Jeffery Roberson, 59 \u2014 Texas parole violation: possession of dangerous drugs \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Pedro Rubio, 41 \u2014 Manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance and felon in possession of a firearm \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Rogelio Valenzuela, 37 \u2014 Aggravated assault by choking-family violence \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Desmond Wash, 31 \u2014 Federal supervised release violation: possession of a weapon \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Troy Watson, 65 \u2014 Texas parole violation: aggravated assault \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Terry Wayne, 63 \u2014 Texas parole violation: possession of dangerous drugs Brian Weeks, 53 \u2014 Failure to register as a sex offender \"\u2018We\u2018We will find you\u2019: U.S. Marshals, TAG arrest 32 fugitives in Midland-Odessa operation(Midland County Sheriff’s Office)Tinley Young, 21 \u2014 Kidnapping case involving a missing child recovered in Conway County, Arkansas<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States Marshals Service is committed to working with our federal, state and local law enforcement partners to locate and apprehend violent fugitives,\u201d said Susan Pamerleau, U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas. \u201cOur message to fugitives from justice is: We will find you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Agencies participating in the operation included: <\/p>\n

U.S. Marshals ServiceTexas Board of Criminal Justice Office of Inspector GeneralTexas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division, Homeland Security InvestigationsHomeland Security Enforcement and Removal OperationsHomeland Security Air and Marine OperationsMidland and Ector county sheriff\u2019s officesMidland Police DepartmentMidland Fire Department Fire Marshal\u2019s OfficeFBI Texas Anti-Gang Center-Permian Basin<\/p>\n

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