Wendy's Robbery Suspect Captured

Savannah, GA – A Savannah man wanted for the Armed Robbery of the Wendy’s on Wilmington Island was arrested by the Macon Office of the United States Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force on January 4, 2012.

Ronnie James Holder, 28, was wanted by the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department (SCMPD) for the Armed Robbery of the Wendy’s on Wilmington Island that occurred on December 29, 2011. SCMPD Detectives and the U.S. Marshals Savannah Office of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force conducted an extensive investigation to locate and arrest Holder. New leads were generated by SCMPD Detectives and the Savannah Marshals Task Force that Holder was with an associate in the Wilkinson County, Georgia area. The associate was identified and leads were sent to the Macon, Georgia Office of the Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Macon Task Force developed an address for the associate and went to the residence. The Marshals found Holder at the residence and he was immediately taken into custody. Holder was suffering from wounds sustained during the Wendy’s robbery. Holder was taken to the Baldwin County jail to await pick up by Chatham County.

Annually, investigations carried out by the U.S. Marshals result in the apprehension of over 36, 000 federal fugitives. More federal fugitives are arrested by the Marshals Service than all other federal agencies combined. In 2011, U.S. Marshals led task forces arrested more than 86,000 state and local fugitives, which cleared over 113,000 warrants.

The Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force has three offices: Atlanta, Macon, and Savannah. The task force covers the whole state of Georgia. The Savannah Office of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force is a team comprised of investigators from the Georgia Department of Corrections, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department, the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Department, the Liberty County Sheriff’s Department, the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Department, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department, and the United States Marshals Service. The task force objective is to seek out and arrest fugitives charged with violent crimes, drug crimes, sex offenders, and other felonies.