Burlington, VT - The U.S. Marshals Service, Vermont Violent
Offender Task Force (VVOTF) arrested a fugitive who was wanted on several
Vermont arrest warrants.
Greg Abts, 34, of Burlington, Vermont was arrested this
afternoon in Boston, Massachusetts when located by Deputy U.S. Marshals. In
June 2015, Abts fled the halfway house he was committed to in Burlington after
he was accused of several new criminal charges.
On June 9, 2015, the Vermont Superior Court, Criminal
Division (Chittenden County) issued an arrest warrant for Abts, accusing him of
1st Degree Aggravated Domestic Assault, 1st Degree Unlawful Restraint and
Interference with Access to Emergency Services.
As a result of the above charges and the fact the Abts fled
his halfway house, the Vermont Department of Corrections, Probation and Parole
issued a Parole Arrest Warrant for Abts.
Based on the above arrest warrants and the belief that Abts
fled the state, the Department of Corrections, the Colchester Police Department
and the Burlington Police Department all contacted the U.S. Marshals Service,
seeking assistance in locating Abts.
Abts is no stranger to the law and no stranger to the U.S.
Marshals Service. In 2013, the Vermont Department of Corrections sought the
assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service in locating Abts, who was a fugitive,
wanted for Escape with an underlying charge of Aggravated Domestic Assault with
a Weapon and Resisting Arrest. At the time, Abts was committed to a halfway
house and fled when allegations came to light that Abts violated the terms of
his furlough. The fugitive investigation led the U.S. Marshals to Alabama,
where they located and arrested Abts hiding out in a local motel.
Abts will be arraigned as a Fugitive From Justice in a
Greater Boston area court prior to being extraditing back to Vermont.
This arrest was a result of a culmination of investigative
efforts by the U.S. Marshals VVOTF, the U.S. Marshal’s Service District of
Massachusetts and the Vermont Department of Corrections.
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