Scranton, PA – Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane
announced the arrest of Santonio Pierre Malone, a 36-year-old man with
past addresses in Shenandoah and Mahanoy City.
On October 24,
2021, the Pennsylvania State Police investigated a shooting in the 100
block of East Centre Street, Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County. Responding
troopers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds, one of whom died.
As a result of their investigation, troopers obtained an arrest warrant
charging Malone with 1st degree murder and lesser included offenses.
Attempts to find Malone were unsuccessful and the U.S. Marshals Service
(USMS) Fugitive Task Force was asked to apprehend him.
Today at
about 10:45 a.m., members of the USMS Fugitive Task Force checked a home
in the 1600 block of Gregory Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, and arrested
Malone without incident. He was turned over to the Memphis Police
Department for booking and arraignment.
United States Marshal
Pane stated, “It’s the Marshals Services’ duty to ensure that those
charged with violent crimes have their day in court. It is my sincere
hope that members of the affected communities will find some measure of
comfort knowing this suspect will face justice.”
The USMS
Fugitive Task Force in the Middle District of Pennsylvania is comprised
of 20 state, county, and local police agencies, including: the
Pennsylvania State Police; the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and
Parole; the Wilkes-Barre Police Department; the Kingston Police
Department; the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office; and the Scranton
Police Department – all of whom participated in this investigation.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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