West Tennessee Violent Fugitive on the Run for 14 Years Captured by U.S. Marshals Task Force in Georgia
West Tennessee Violent Fugitive on the Run for 14 Years Captured by U.S. Marshals Task Force in Georgia
Jackson, Tenn. – After a coordinated investigation by the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers
Violent Fugitive Task Force in Jackson and the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force
in Macon, Georgia, Blaize Angol, 54, was arrested in Valdosta, Georgia around 1 p.m.
today. Tyreece Miller, U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee, announced
today.
A native of the Virgin Islands, Blaize Angol was wanted by the Madison County (Tenn.)
Sheriff’s Office for Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Assault, and Aggravated
Burglary. The arrest warrant was issued for Angol on February 5, 2008. Investigators
were able to determine Angol’s whereabouts and took him into custody. He was
transported to the local county jail and will await the extradition process back to
Tennessee.
“When the U.S. Marshals Service is searching for you, it is not a matter of if you will be
caught but a matter of when and where,” said U.S. Marshal Miller. “We are appreciative
of the Task Force in Georgia who could help finally put an end to this 14-year run.”
The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force within Western
Tennessee. The TRVFTF has offices in Memphis and Jackson, and its membership is primarily
composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies, Memphis Police Officers, Fayette
County Sheriff’s Deputies, Jackson Police Officers, and the Tennessee Department of Corrections
Special Agents. The primary mission of the Task Force is to arrest violent offenders and sexual
predators.