Minneapolis, MN – Eric Reinbold, 44, the primary suspect in the
July 9 death of his wife in Oklee, Minnesota, was being sought by the
U.S. Marshals Service, Pennington County and Red Lake County Sheriff’s
Offices and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. He was
captured yesterday morning by Deputy U.S. Marshals from the USMS Special
Operations Group (SOG) and the District of Minnesota who arrested
Reinbold without incident in a rural wooded area north of Oklee after a
SOG tactical K9 alerted on his location.
Reinbold was wanted by U.S. Marshals on a federal
warrant issued in July for violating the terms of his supervised
release. He was also wanted on a homicide warrant in Pennington County
after being accused of stabbing to death his wife Lissette Reinbold. His
criminal record included possession of explosives and bomb making.
Deputy U.S. Marshals, along with SOG Deputy
Marshals who joined the search for Reinbold on July 11, augmented a
network of federal, state and local law enforcement officers.
“The arrest of Eric Reinbold means that residents
of Oklee and northern Minnesota can finally sleep peacefully knowing he
is no longer at large,” said Ramona Dohman, U.S. Marshal for the
District of Minnesota. “The collaborative effort in capturing Reinbold
is a testimony to the planning, execution and tactics used by
participating law enforcement agencies. The U.S. Marshals Service
Special Operations Group, a highly trained and equipped tactical unit
deployed in high-risk and sensitive law enforcement situations, deserves
special recognition for the final efforts. We are thankful for the
professionalism and dedication of every law enforcement officer who
helped bring Reinbold to justice.”
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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