Lionel Trumble, Violent Offender, Louisiana 2016

Lionel Trumble, a fugitive from the Eastern District of Louisiana, was finally brought to justice after a year on the run. Trumble escaped from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office custody on February 29th, 2015 after attending a hearing in Municipal Court. He was wearing leg irons at the time of his escape.

After significant media coverage and many hours of investigative work, task force officers developed information that Trumble was hiding in a residence located in the 2400 block of Milan Street in New Orleans. Trumble was arrested without incident on March 9th, 2016 still wearing the leg irons from his court appearance.

The U.S. Marshals Service conducted a high-impact national fugitive apprehension initiative, called Operation Violence Reduction 12 (Operation VR12), which was conducted between February 1 and March 11. The operation was focused on the country’s most violent offenders, with special attention given to 12 selected locations, including New Orleans, Louisiana.

During Operation VR12, the U.S. Marshals Service used its multi-jurisdictional investigative authority and fugitive task force nationwide network to arrest more than 648 gang members and others wanted on criminal charges, including 559 for homicide and 946 for sexual offenses. Investigators also seized 463 firearms, $390,360 in currency, more than 71 kilograms of illegal narcotics, and recovered 17 children who had been abducted and reported missing.

The agencies that participated in OVR12 and the USMS Task Force in the Eastern District of Louisiana include the New Orleans Police Department, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, St Charles Parish Office, St John Parish Sheriff’s Office, St Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office, Plaquemine Parish Sheriff’s Office, Slidell Police Department, Kenner Police Department, Louisiana Probation and Parole, Louisiana State Police, Housing Authority of New Orleans, Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, New Orleans Emergency Medical Services, and Crimestoppers.

Lionel Trumble is currently in custody and facing charges related to his escape from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office custody. He is also wanted by the St. Charles Sheriff’s Office for attempted first degree murder, first degree rape, and second degree kidnapping.

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