U.S. Marshals Capture Attempted Murder Suspect in Durham, NC

Durham, NC - This afternoon, Shenandoah Freeman, a 41 year old male, was arresedt by the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force (JFTF). Freeman has been charged with a Failure to Appear in Court for Attempted First Degree Murder and Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury. Freeman had been on the run since April 20, 2015 when he failed to appear in Court on the above charges.

Freeman was initially charged by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office after they responded to a shooting at the Scottish Inn located at 5303 Hwy 70 in Orange County. There they found a female who had been shot five times and was seriously injured.

The JFTF arrested Freeman at the Carolina Duke Inn located at 2517 Guess Road in Durham. Freeman was booked into the Orange County Jail where he is being held under a $600,000 secure bond.

The U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force for the Middle District of North Carolina is comprised of investigators from the U.S. Marshals Service, Chapel Hill Police Department, Durham Police Department, Greensboro Police Department, High Point Police Department, Winston-Salem Police Department, Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Department of Community Corrections – Probation & Parole.