Harrisburg, PA – United States Marshal Martin J. Pane
announced today that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested 19-year old
Elvin Mateo in York, Pennsylvania.
Mateo was being sought by the Pennsylvania State Police for
weapons-related offenses. In October 2013, the York City Police Department
responded to a shooting in the area of Market and West Streets. Responding law
enforcement officers recovered two handguns that were dropped by the fleeing
suspects. Mateo was later identified as being one of the suspects who dropped a
handgun.
On December 17, Magisterial District Judge Richard Martin
issued an arrest warrant against Mateo, charging him with:
Possession of a Prohibited Firearm
Firearms not to be
Carried without a License
Receiving Stolen
Property
The Pennsylvania State Police requested assistance from the
U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force in the Middle District of
Pennsylvania to locate and arrest Mateo.
On January 7, U.S. Marshals and members of the USMS M/PA
Task Force located and arrested Mateo inside a residence on East Street in the
city of York. Mateo attempted to flee the home to avoid apprehension, but he
re-entered after encountering arrest team members. Mateo was taken into custody
inside the home as he hid to avoid detection. Upon Mateo’s capture, two
firearms were seized. He was turned over to local authorities for processing,
pending further judicial proceedings.
“The U.S. Marshals Service places a high priority on
fugitive cases involving suspects with violent tendencies. Getting Mateo off
the street was essential to making our communities safer,” said Martin J. Pane,
United States Marshal for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
The USMS worked in a coordinated effort on this fugitive
investigation with officers from the Pennsylvania State Police, the York City
Police Department, and the York County Sheriff’s Office.
The concept of all USMS-led fugitive task forces is to seek
out and arrest the nation’s most dangerous offenders.
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