Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals
Service, Maine Violent Offender Task Force announce the arrest of
Stephen MacLellan, 23, of West Baldwin, Maine. MacLellan was being
sought by the Cumberland Police Department out of Rhode Island on a
warrant issued by them on March 3rd, 2022, for Failure to Register as a
Sex Offender.
Through a collaborative effort, Maine
investigators determined that MacLellan was currently living in Maine
and had moved from Rhode Island, failing to register as a sex offender
in either state. U.S. Marshals were able to safely apprehend MacLellan
at an address in West Baldwin without incident. MacLellan is charged as
a fugitive from justice pending his extradition back to Rhode Island.
The USMS Maine Violent Offender Task Force was
assisted by the USMS District of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island,
Cumberland 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.
If you have any information regarding the
whereabouts of any State or Federal Fugitive please contact the United
States Marshals Service, District of Maine at
MED.TIPLINE@usdoj.gov.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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