Port Angeles, Wash. - On June 3, 2012,
CBP U.S. Border Patrol agents, CBP air assets, along with multiple local,
state, and federal law enforcement agencies apprehended a suspected murderer
after an extensive manhunt near Port Angeles, Washington.
“I commend the actions of all law
enforcement agencies involved in the search and arrest which potentially saved
additional human lives,” said Blaine Sector Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent
John C. Bates. “Border Patrol routinely provides assistance and partners with
local, state, federal, and tribal law enforcement agencies as requested.”
A Clallam County Sheriff’s spokesperson
stated, “Sheriff Benedict greatly appreciates the close working relationship he
enjoys with the Border Patrol and the rapid support and back-up provided by the
dedicated and professional Border Patrol agents in Clallam County. The
apprehension of this armed and dangerous subject was the product of the
teamwork and skill of all of the Olympic Peninsula law enforcement agencies,
and in particular the quick response we received from the Border Patrol and
Customs and Border Protection for ground and air assets.”
On June 3, 2012, at approximately 9:00
a.m., the Port Angeles Border Patrol Station received a request for assistance
from the Clallam County Sheriff's Office for an ongoing manhunt. The Clallam
County Sheriff's Office was searching for a subject who had allegedly invaded a
home on Blue Mountain Road near Port Angeles and murdered one occupant. CBP
Border Patrol agents from the Port Angeles Station and a CBP helicopter from
the Bellingham air branch responded.
Border Patrol Agents along with multiple
local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies helped establish a
containment zone around the last known location of the suspect. The CBP
helicopter and Border Patrol agents on the ground spotted an individual
matching the murder suspect in a wooded area near Gelor Road. Border Patrol
agents subdued and disarmed the subject who had a 9mm pistol and knife in his
possession at the time of the arrest. The suspect and weapons were turned over
to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is
the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged
with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and
between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and
terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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