Scranton, PA – Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane
announced the arrest of Zion Isom, a 22- year-old New York City man
wanted by the Stroud Area Regional Police Department.On February
24th, 2022, the Stroud Area Regional Police Department investigated a
report of sexual assaults in the Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg areas
of Monroe County, PA. As a result of their investigation, detectives
obtained an arrest warrant charging Isom with multiple counts of Rape of
a Child and related offenses. Attempts to find him were unsuccessful,
and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Fugitive Task Force was asked to
apprehend him. Today at approximately 5:30 a.m., members of the
task force arrested Isom in the 1100 block of Fulton Avenue in Bronx,
New York. Isom was returned to Pennsylvania and is being held at the
Monroe County Correctional Facility.United States Marshal Pane
stated, “If you prey on the innocent, this fugitive task force will
ensure you have your day in court. It is my sincere hope that the
victims and their families 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 22 state, county,
and local police agencies, including: the Pennsylvania State Police; the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; 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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