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In a three-day operation dubbed ‘Operation Big Muddy,’ U.S. Marshals and their task force partners swooped in on 21 violent fugitives in southern Illinois, snatching them off the streets and off the wanted lists.
The coordinated effort, led by the U.S. Marshals Service Southern District of Illinois Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, targeted gang members and individuals with felony warrants in the region.
One notable arrest came in Edwardsville, Illinois, where a fugitive wanted for three counts of aggravated murder and three counts of murder related to a 1992 fire in Napoleon, Ohio, was taken into custody.
Another fugitive, arrested in Creal Springs, Illinois, is charged with Crimes Against Persons in Williamson County, Illinois.
The operation yielded a total of 4 firearms and 12 grams of narcotics, a haul that underscores the region’s ongoing struggle with violent crime and gang activity.
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📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Violent Crime
- Defendant: Southern IL
- Location: IL
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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