Martinsburg, WV – Members of the U.S. Marshals Mountain State
Fugitive Task Force arrested Sumpun Jerles, 37, of Martinsburg, West
Virginia, yesterday.
On March 19, 2021, the West Virginia State Police
conducted an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse by
Sumpun Jerles. On March 15, 2021, Sumpun Jerles is alleged to have
committed acts with a minor that resulted in a warrant being issued out
of Berkeley County, West Virginia. Jerles has been charged with sexual
abuse by a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child. The warrant was
referred to the U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force to
locate and arrest Jerles.
On May 20, 2021, members of the Marshals Task
Force located and arrested Jerles on Crocus Court, in Martinsburg,
without incident.
Additional information on this case may be
obtained from the West Virginia State Police. A photograph of Jerles can
be viewed on the Eastern Regional Jail’s website.
The U.S. Marshals Service is the nation’s oldest
federal law enforcement agency, having served the country since 1789.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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