Department of Justice | Text Only | Site Map | Contacts | FOIA | Privacy Policy    

U.S. Marshals: The Oldest Federal Law Enforcement Agency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Local U.S. Marshals Offices
Historical Perspective

Chief Marshal James Mcshane and James Meredith in 1962Sept 30 1962 - Deputy U.S. Marshals became the object of violent riot on the campus of University of Mississippi at Oxford over the enrollment of James Meredith as the first black student at the University. 180 deputies were injured.    Read More about the history of the U.S. Marshals

Asset Forfeiture Sales

Forfeited Real EstateUpcoming sales include real estate.  View Assets

Marty BusbyOct 15 Marty Busby, a violent fugitive wanted on 27 state charges arrested by  Fulton County Police Department, the Fulton County Sheriffs Office and members of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Wanted

$10,000 Reward Photos of Escapeesoffered for each of the escapees from Frio County Jail in Pearsall, TX.   
Oct 13, 2004 - The United States Marshals Service in the Southern District of Texas with the assistance of the Webb County Sheriff’s Department arrested Reymundo Flores Alaniz and Victor Nava-Franco, two (2) escapees from the Frio County Jail. Read More
Related Article: "Two more Frio County Jail escapees caught"

Addition to 15 Most Wanted List

Luxon CORIOLANSept. 15 - Luxon Coriolan is the latest addition to U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted list.  Read More

Regional Fugitive Task Forces

Brandon CHAVESCatch of the Week: Oct. 04, Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) investigators arrested fugitive Brandon Chaves in Alpharetta, GA. Chaves was wanted, along with his brother, for homicide in Simpsonville, South Carolina.



Oct 12 - The final three escapees from the Montgomery State Prison in Georgia were captured

 

September 24, 2004
U.S. Marshals Celebrate 215 Years of Legendary Service

U.S. marshals escorting child to schoolOn this day in 2004, more than 4,500 U.S. Marshals Service employees nationwide have marked the beginning of a year long celebration of their agency’s 215th anniversary.  The anniversary recognizes the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency’s rich history and bright future.
See News Release

The Marshals Monitor See Special Edition of the U.S. Marshals Monitor
President Bush's letter

Sept. 24, 1789, President George Washington appointed the first 13 U.S. Marshals following the passage of the first Judiciary Act.

District News
SilversBased on a segment  on FOX's America's Most Wanted, the U.S. Marshals Service, Southern District of Indiana, joined the investigation to apprehend escapee Kerry Estel Silvers involving the murder of Indiana University student Jill Behrman. Silvers is not a suspect, but is wanted for questioning in connection with the murder. Read More
Major changes were made to the website June 7, 2004 Read More
                   general inquiries | contact webmaster | regulations.gov | firstgov