U.S. Marshals Arrest Riviera Beach Murder Suspect

Tallahassee, FL - The United States Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force announced the arrest today of Gary John Butler, 27, of Riviera Beach, Florida for the offense of 1st Degree Murder with a Firearm. Butler was currently being sought by the Riviera Beach Police Department after law enforcement officers developed probable cause that Butler shot and killed a female during an altercation at a house party last month. Information supplied by investigators revealed that Butler was involved in a physical altercation with a female victim and that after the fight Butler retrieved a firearm and shot the female multiple times. US Marshals in West Palm Beach, Florida contacted the Task Force late Monday afternoon after receiving information that Butler had fled Palm Beach County and was possibly hiding with a family member living in the Tallahassee, Florida area. Investigation by Task Force members quickly determined that Butler was possibly staying in the 2500 block of

Nugget Lane

near Astoria Park Elementary School. Task Force Officers established surveillance on the residence early this morning and at approximately 8:30 AM surrounded the duplex and announced law enforcement presence. Upon realizing that law enforcement had surrounded the apartment, Butler exited the residence and was arrested by task force personnel without incident. Butler is s currently being held in the Leon County Jail awaiting extradition back to Palm Beach County, Florida to face Capital Felony charges for the homicide.

The US Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force is comprised of officers and deputies from the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office, Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office, Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Tallahassee Police Department, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Leon County State Attorney’s Office, and the Perry Police Department. These officers and deputies are sworn in as Special Deputy US Marshals and have the authority to pursue violent wanted felons from their jurisdictions anywhere within the United States or her territories.

Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at http://www.usmarshals.gov.

Memphis CBP Makes a Case for Florida Law Enforcement

May 7, 2010 - Memphis, Tenn. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection has the tremendous responsibility of examining Express Consignment cargo arriving from outside the United States before releasing for domestic delivery. A seizure made last year by CBP officers at the Memphis Express Consignment Cargo facility recently helped Florida law enforcement authorities put an end to the criminal activities of a Tallahassee resident.

Utilizing the agency’s targeting systems, a package was selected for an intensive exam during which the officers discovered that the package contained 170 fraudulent instruments purportedly drawn on Regions Bank, Washington Mutual Bank, and Compass Bank. The package that was addressed to the defendant was arriving from Togo, West Africa.

CBP officers intercepted this package, as well as an earlier package addressed to the defendant, which contained approximately 158 other counterfeited checks and money-grams, totaling $176,000. Officers also intercepted a counterfeit Nigerian passport bearing the defendant’s photograph. Officers found the instruments to be of poor quality and lacking in security features.

Verification from the financial institutions that the instruments were fraudulent resulted in their seizure. The fraudulent instruments were turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who coordinated with the United States Postal Service, United States Secret Service, and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office resulting in the arrest of the defendant upon her acceptance of the package. The defendant, Jamie Marie Caloway, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for possessing, receiving, and concealing approximately $565,000 in counterfeit cashier’s checks.

“The discovery of fraudulent monies and passports are another illustration of how CBP works every single day to protect the people of this country from the effects of fraudulent activities which yield financial losses,” said Robert C. Gomez, CBP director of the New Orleans field office.