Sumter Co. Sheriff’s Office: 20 fugitives arrested during ‘Operation March Madness 2024’
SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) — Twenty fugitives were arrested and 86 warrants were served during a multi-agency operation earlier this month.
The operation was a joint effort involving United States Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshals Middle District of Georgia, Georgia Bureau of Investigations, Department of Community Supervision, Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office, Americus Police Department and Albany Dougherty Special Investigations Unit.
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says “Operation March Madness 2024” focused on violent offenders with fugitive warrants.
Active warrants of those arrested include:
Parole and probation violations
Aggravated assault
Armed robbery
Burglary
Possession of firearm
Child molestation
Rape
Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana
Sumter County Sheriff Eric Bryant said he would like to express his gratitude to “all the professional agencies and personnel involved that contributed to make this a successful operation and our community safer.”
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