Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent
Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Ramon Smith, 33, of
Massachusetts. Smith was being sought by two New England states
regarding warrants issued out of the State of Connecticut for Homicide
and a warrant issued out of Massachusetts for Strangulation.
According to the United States Marshals Service
District of Connecticut, and District of Massachusetts, investigators
developed information that Smith had fled and was hiding in Ellsworth,
Maine. These two Districts provided investigative leads to the USMS
MVOTF requesting assistance in locating and apprehending Smith.
The MVOTF developed information on Smith’s
whereabouts, which led investigators to a local hotel in Ellsworth, ME.
Task Force members were able to identify Smith as a passenger in a
vehicle in the hotel’s parking lot. USMS personnel were able to safely
apprehend Smith without incident.
Subsequent to Smith’s arrest, a loaded .380
caliber High Point pistol, 116 grams of cocaine, 76.3 grams of cocaine
base, 67 grams of fentanyl, and $4,970 in cash were also found and
seized by Drug Agents.
In addition to being charged as a Fugitive
from Justice, Smith is also charged by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
(MDEA) Downeast Drug Task Force with Class A Aggravated Trafficking of
Scheduled Drugs with the aggregate factor being based upon the firearm
and substantial drug amounts. Smith will be arraigned in Maine pending
his extradition back to the surrounding States who initially sought him.
The USMS Maine Violent Offender Task Force was
assisted by the USMS District of Connecticut, USMS District of
Massachusetts, Maine State Police, MDEA Downeast Drug Task Force, and
the Ellsworth Police Department.
The U.S. Marshals Service Maine Violent Offender
Task Force is comprised of members of the U.S Marshals Service, Maine
State Police, Maine Department of Corrections, Biddeford Police
Department, and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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