Westchester County Police, Peekskill Police and Secret Service Make Arrest
WCPD / Warrant-Fugitive Unit and Special Response Team
If you are on the run from an attempted murder charge in another state, you certainly don’t want to see WCPD’s Warrant-Fugitive Unit and Special Response Team show up at the house where you are hiding out.
But that’s the way it went on Jan. 12 for a North Carolina man who fled from that state and tried to lay low in Peekskill. The suspect was tracked down following an investigation by WFU detectives, with assistance from the City of Peekskill Police Department and the United States Secret Service.
Due to the suspect’s history as a gang member and his record of weapons-related offenses, SRT’s tactical officers were deployed to take him into custody. When the suspect sized up the cavalry surrounding the house, he surrendered without incident.
The 26-year-old suspect was wanted in connection with a December shooting in Greenville, N.C. Law enforcement there developed information earlier this month that he may have fled to the Peekskill area. Following investigation by WFU detectives and the other agencies, a specific house was identified, a warrant was secured through the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, and the suspect was taken into custody.
