US nabs fugitive wanted for murder in Jamaica
Published:Monday | December 23, 2024 | 12:08 AM
WASHINGTON (CMC):
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says agents from its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and US Marshals Service deputies have arrested a Jamaican fugitive in Philadelphia, who is wanted for murder in Jamaica.
Jeovann Anthony Forde, 23, was arrested on December 17 and remains in ERO custody, pending his removal from the United States.
Forde, who was living in Philadelphia, was arrested during a targeted enforcement operation without incident.
“Forde’s arrest should send a clear message to anyone who attempts to flee prosecution in their home country that you will be caught, and you will be returned to face justice,” said Acting ERO Philadelphia Field Office Director Brian McShane.
“This arrest marks the fourth foreign fugitive that our officers have arrested in the last two weeks, highlighting their tireless pursuit to protect the homeland,” he added.
ICE said US Customs and Border Protection officers encountered Forde in San Ysidro, California on July 18, 2022; he was enrolled in the Alterantives to Detention SmartLink program and released July 19, 2022.
ICE said his participation was terminated on June 27, 2023, after he failed to abide by the terms of the Alterantives to Detention program and an immigration judge ordered Forde removed in absentia on July 24, 2023.
Jamaican authorities issued a warrant for Forde on May 24, 2024, for murder.