Harrisburg, PA – United States Marshal Martin J. Pane
announced today that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Task Force arrested
Joshua Rojas, a 29-year old man, in York, Pennsylvania.
Rojas was being sought for a shooting that occurred on March
8, 2014 in Manheim Township. It is alleged that Rojas shot at his victim after
getting into a verbal argument. The victim was struck multiple times in the
lower body and was taken to Lancaster General Hospital for treatment of his
wounds. On March 8, an arrest warrant was issued charging Rojas with:
Aggravated Assault
Criminal Conspiracy (Aggravated Assault)
Recklessly
Endangering Another Person
At the request of the Manheim Township Police Department,
the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force in the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania began investigating the whereabouts of Rojas. U.S. Marshals
developed information which indicated Rojas may have fled to the York area.
U.S. Marshals in Reading sent an investigative lead to Harrisburg-based U.S.
Marshals in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Earlier today, Deputy U.S. Marshals and Task Force Officers
located Rojas in the 600 block of West King Street. The fugitive was
apprehended after attempting to elude law enforcement. Rojas was turned over to
the Manheim Township Police Department for processing.
United States Marshal Pane stated, “The coordination and
cooperation demonstrated by law enforcement in this case ensured that an
extremely dangerous and unpredictable fugitive was taken off the streets. It is
our top priority to arrest violent offenders, especially those who have no
regard for human life. It is my hope that the victim’s family will find some
measure of comfort knowing that the alleged attacker has been brought to
justice.”
The USMS worked jointly in this investigation with personnel
from the Pennsylvania State Police, York City Police Department, York County
District Attorney’s Office, and the York County Sheriff’s Department. These
agencies are participating members of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task
Force in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Additional assistance was
provided by the Manheim Township Police Department.
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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