Gainesville, FL – The U.S. Marshals-led
Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force (FCRFTF), working with
the Miami-Dade Police Department, arrested today a man charged with the
murder of University of Miami football player Bryan Pata, who was shot
and killed Nov. 7, 2006, outside his apartment complex in Kendall after
leaving team practice earlier that day. He was 22 years old.
Rashaun Jones, 35, was taken into custody without incident outside his
pace of employment in Ocala.
Miami-Dade PD Homicide obtained the homicide warrant for Jones Aug. 17,
and FCRFTF investigators developed information placing Jones in the
Ocala area. FCRFTF personnel from the task force’s Gainesville Office
conducted the arrest operation.
Created July 1, 2008, the Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force
is composed of law enforcement officers from federal, state and local
agencies. Its mission is to locate and apprehend fugitives, with
priority given to those wanted for violent crime.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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