Stabbing Suspect Arrested in Greensboro, NC by U.S. Marshals

Greensboro, NC – This morning at 9:30 AM, Jesse Ronald James, a 45 year old male, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force (JFTF). James was arrested on outstanding warrants issued by the Greensboro Police Department for Attempted First Degree Murder and Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury.

On April 12, 2015, the Greensboro Police Department responded to a service call at 1209 Woodnell Street in Greensboro. Upon arrival the officers discovered a victim in need of medical attention. It is alleged that the victim and James were in a verbal altercation that escalated when James stabbed the victim with a knife twice in the chest. James then fled the scene. The victim was transported to the hospital via ambulance.

On April 22, 2015, the JFTF developed information through investigative efforts that James was staying at 1210 Vance Street in Greensboro. The JFTF Investigators verified the information and converged on the residence taking James into custody without incident. James was transported to the Guilford County Jail where he is currently being held on the alleged charges.

The U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force for the Middle District of North Carolina is comprised of investigators from the U.S. Marshals Service, Chapel Hill Police Department, Durham Police Department, Greensboro Police Department, High Point Police Department, Winston-Salem Police Department, Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Department of Community Corrections – Probation & Parole.