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Jack Henson II, 42, was identified as the man fatally shot by a security officer at the Fred D. Thompson Federal Building in Nashville on Thursday. Authorities reported that Henson pulled a pistol that failed to fire, then produced a knife before being shot. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is leading the inquiry.
Angel Carrasco, 31, was arrested by the US Marshals Service and NYPD on Wednesday for allegedly pushing his estranged girlfriend, Nathaly Ramirez, 23, and their 8-month-old daughter off a 15th-floor balcony in the Bronx. Ramirez died at the scene, while the infant survived in critical condition. Carrasco had fled the scene after an argument early Tuesday morning. He has a prior history of domestic violence arrests involving Ramirez earlier this year.
Portland Police Bureau K-9 Kylo was shot and killed on Thursday, September 24, 2026, during his final scheduled shift before retirement. The incident occurred near the Chestnut Tree Inn in southeast Portland when officers from the Portland Police Bureau and the US Marshals Service attempted to arrest a suspect wanted for a homicide in Gresham. The suspect fled, leading to an officer-involved shooting that resulted in his death at the scene. Kylo, who had served the bureau for six years, was transported to a veterinary hospital but died from his injuries. A police procession later carried his body to the Oregon Humane Society’s Animal Crimes Forensic Center. The Portland Police Bureau has placed four officers involved in the incident on paid leave and is conducting an internal review of the use of force.
A wanted suspect and a Portland Police Bureau K-9 died during a planned arrest in southeast Portland on Thursday. The suspect, linked to a Gresham murder, was shot after fleeing from officers. The K-9, Kylo, was scheduled to retire after six years of service. Two officers are on administrative leave.
Four individuals have been arrested in connection with the Chelan Hills Fire, which started on July 4, 2026, in Douglas County, Washington. The fire, allegedly ignited by fireworks launched from a moving truck during a burn ban, burned approximately 10,000 acres, destroyed over 100 structures, injured six firefighters, and killed a 69-year-old man. Two additional suspects remain at large.
The U.S. Marshals Service is moving approximately 400 pre-trial detainees from the Robert A. Deyton Detention Facility in Lovejoy, Georgia, to the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, starting the week of September 21, 2026. The transfer, which will occur in waves over five weeks and conclude by October 31, 2026, is driven by concerns over unsafe conditions at the GEO Group-run facility, including malfunctioning locks and structural defects. Critics, including federal judges and public defenders, warn that the new location is 188 miles from the Atlanta courthouse, creating logistical nightmares for trials, increasing costs, and potentially compromising defendants' access to counsel. The move follows a decision not to renew the GEO contract, which had been under scrutiny for staffing issues since a 2020 audit.
The U.S. Marshals Service announced the conclusion of 'Operation Meridian,' a month-long initiative in August 2026 that resulted in the recovery of 79 missing children across Ohio. The operation, described by officials as the largest of its kind in the state, utilized fugitive-tracking resources to locate children aged 6 to 17 who were missing due to trafficking, abuse, neglect, or runaway status. Key recoveries included two sisters in Columbus and a trafficking victim in Toledo, with some children located as far away as Georgia. Federal and local agencies coordinated to provide medical and psychological support to the recovered minors.
A married California couple, Misty Gomez (32) and Antonio Garcia (40), were arrested in Mexico by U.S. Marshals and Clovis Police on murder charges linked to the Dec. 18, 2025 beating death of Clovis teacher Geoffrey Bernardi. Investigators say the attack wasn’t random and Gomez had dated Bernardi while married to Garcia. The pair were extradited to the United States last week, booked in Alameda County jail on $1 million bail, and face murder charges in Fresno County before a transfer to a Fresno jail. Gomez reportedly took her two children from a prior relationship to Mexico, and those children are now in Mexican custody after fading from Dinuba earlier this year.
A former Charleston Police Department officer, Dan Hiers Jr., has been returned from China to face murder and criminal sexual conduct with a minor charges in South Carolina stemming from the 2005 killing of his wife, Ludimila Hiers. After more than 20 years on the run and a spot on the U.S. Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted list, his extradition concluded an international pursuit, with no immediate schedule for his first court appearance in Dorchester County.
A Deputy U.S. Marshal was fatally shot in Alexandria, Louisiana, while serving an arrest warrant. The operation involved the US Marshals Violent Offender Task Force and local detectives; after a lengthy standoff, the suspect was injured and taken into custody, and the FBI is leading the federal investigation with state authorities reviewing potential state-law violations.
A Deputy U.S. Marshal was shot and killed Monday in Alexandria, Louisiana, while serving an arrest warrant during a law enforcement operation on Rutland Road; the suspect is in custody and the FBI is leading the investigation with local agencies involved.
A 16-year-old murder suspect, Azzubair Outen-Fleming, was captured in Colorado Springs by the US Marshals Service after a nearly month-long manhunt for the ambush shooting death of Penn State student Billy Schmidt in South Philadelphia; his co-suspect Kaiseem Smith remains at large, and Schmidt’s stepfather Donte Abdulmalik was arrested for aiding the escape. Both teens face murder-related charges.
The U.S. Marshals Service has joined Albuquerque police in locating actor Timothy Busfield, who faces an arrest warrant in New Mexico after two boys allege he touched them on the set of The Cleaning Lady; Warner Bros. conducted an independent probe that found no corroboration, Busfield has not commented, and he is known for The West Wing, Thirtysomething, and Field of Dreams.
The U.S. Marshals Service has stepped in to help Albuquerque police locate actor Timothy Busfield after an arrest warrant was issued over alleged unlawful sexual conduct with 11-year-old twins; he has not been located or detained as investigators review activity dating to 2022–2024, with his wife Melissa Gilbert connected to the case and Warner Bros. reportedly investigating.
Jeremiah Abreu, wanted for killing his brother in Massachusetts, was arrested in Lewiston, Maine by the U.S. Marshals Service. He will be extradited to Massachusetts to face multiple charges, including murder. Two others have been charged with accessory to homicide in connection with the murder.